In the last several years, we definitely learned that the acute respiratory distress syndrome
lung is small, nonhomogeneous, and that mechanical ventilation in this baby lung may …

In general, medical treatment intending to cure a syndrome like the acute respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS) should treat the etiology, the pathophysiology, and the symptoms. The …

The baby lung was originally defined as the fraction of lung parenchyma that, in acute
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), still maintains normal inflation. Its size obviously …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a clinically defined entity describing the
severity of diffuse alveolar injury caused by direct or indirect injury to the lung …

Background: The “baby lung” concept originated as an offspring of computed tomography
examinations which showed in most patients with acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress …

The goal of mechanically ventilating patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
(ARDS) is to ensure adequate oxygenation and minimal ventilator-associated lung injury …

The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) mor-tality decreased dramatically in the last
35 years without any specific treatment or new drug. In this period, we learned that …

The adult (acute) respiratory distress syndrome is a significant cause of morbidity in children.
The mortality rates remain elevated, greater than 50%, and even greater than 80% in …

Gentle lung ventilation must be standard practice. Because stress and strain are the triggers
of ventilator-induced lung injury, their clinical equivalents should be measured …

In the fluid-filled lungs of early adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) the dependent
parts are compressed and atelectatic; whereas, the nondependent areas remain aerated …