The clinical syndrome of acute lung injury (ALI) occurs as a result of an initial acute systemic
inflammatory response. This can be consequent to a plethora of insults, either direct to the …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a frequently encountered clinical syndrome
associated with unacceptably high morbidity and mortality. 1 Since its first description in …

The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening syndrome that may
occur in any patient without any predisposition and that is mostly triggered by underlying …

Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) represent a
spectrum of acute respiratory failure with diffuse, bilateral lung injury and severe hypoxemia …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was first described in 1967, and since then
there have been a large number of studies addressing its pathogenesis and therapies …

The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an important cause of acute respiratory
failure that is often associated with multiple organ failure. Several clinical disorders can …

In the 4 decades that have elapsed since Ashbaugh and colleagues [1] first described acute
lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS), tremendous strides have been …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a complex group of signs and symptoms caused by
direct or indirect lung injury. In spite of decades of research, it is still associated with a high …

▪ Abstract The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has been recognized for more
than three decades as a cause of respiratory failure in patients with a variety of illnesses …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by acute diffuse lung injury,
which results in increased pulmonary vascular permeability and loss of aerated lung tissue …