Importance Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening form of
respiratory failure that affects approximately 200 000 patients each year in the United States …

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

Since acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was first described in 1967 there has
been large number of studies addressing its pathogenesis and therapies. Despite this …

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

Importance Limited information exists about the epidemiology, recognition, management,
and outcomes of patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Objectives …

In this review we evaluate specific therapeutic strategies for the acute respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS) 1, 2 and make recommendations on their use. We begin with a brief …

Purpose Our objective was to revise the definition of acute respiratory distress syndrome
(ARDS) using a conceptual model incorporating reliability and validity, and a novel iterative …

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 …

The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains a common and highly morbid
condition despite advances in the understanding and management of this complex critical …

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 …