Materials and Methods: A prospective observational inception cohort study with no
intervention was conducted over 12 months. All patients with at least one known risk factor …

Background Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a clinical syndrome of severe
dyspnoea of rapid onset, hypoxemia, and diffuse pulmonary infiltrates leading to respiratory …

PURPOSE: The incidence of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was previously
considered to be relatively low, at less than 10 cases per 100000 inhabitants per year, but …

Background Various estimates of the incidence and mortality rate of the acute (adult)
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have been published. The studies that led to those …

Objective: The incidence and outcomes of acute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS) are unclear. We evaluated the cumulative incidence of, risk factors for …

Incidence, clinical course, and outcome in 217 patients with... : Critical Care Medicine
Incidence, clinical course, and outcome in 217 patients with acute respiratory distress …

SummaryBackground and objective: In order to identify parameters predicting intensive care
unit mortality in patients transferred to a specialized tertiary centre because of progressive …

Methods A prospective study in an ICU from October 2008 to January 2011. The ICU
comprises 20 beds in a medical-surgical area, 10 in a critical burns area. All patients who …

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and outcome of the acute respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS) among patients requiring mechanical ventilation. Design: A prospective …

Purpose Previous studies assessing impact of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
on mortality have shown conflicting results. We sought to assess the independent …