Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an inflammatory process caused by a variety
of direct and indirect injuries to the lungs. Despite improvements in supportive care and …

Though well described even in ancient writings, the acute respiratory distress syndrome
(ARDS) gained major medical attention with the availability of mechanical ventilation and …

The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was defined in 1994 by the American-
European Consensus Conference (AECC); since then, issues regarding the reliability and …

On the basis of current evidence, and despite the order of magnitude of reported European
and USA incidence figures, it seems that the incidence and overall mortality of ARDS has …

Introduction The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiology and management of
acute lung injury (ALI) and the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in Ireland …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterised by acute hypoxaemic
respiratory failure with bilateral infiltrates on chest imaging, which is not fully explained by …

Objective: Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a common disorder associated with
significant mortality and morbidity. The aim of this article is to critically evaluate the definition …

Background: Since publication of the 2012 Berlin definition of acute respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS), several developments have supported the need for an expansion of the …

Rationale: Significant progress has been made in understanding the pathogenesis of acute
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Recent advances in hospital practice may have …

Twenty years ago, the American-European Consensus Conference on ARDS emphasized
the complexity of the pathogenesis of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and …