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

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by severe pulmonary
inflammation, increased blood–gas barrier permeability, and hypoxemia, resulting in high …

The incidence of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) varies from 1.5 to 3.5 cases
per 100,000 population (1) to nearly 79 cases per 100,000 (2). Its overall prevalence in the …

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 …

Introduction Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a severe form of acute lung
injury common in critically ill patients and characterized by significant morbidity and …

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 (ARDS) is a common clinical syndrome of acute
respiratory failure as a result of diffuse lung inflammation and oedema. ARDS can be …

The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) causes 40% mortality in approximately
200,000 critically ill patients annually in the United States. ARDS is caused by protein-rich …

▪ 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 …

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