Although adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has been a recognized entity for over
20 years, estimates of its incidence have been very controversial. The most quoted figure is …

To determine the incidence of the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in Utah, we
prospectively screened intensive-care-unit (ICU) patients for ARDS in six of the 40 general …

The adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a form of acute lung injury characterized
by arterial hypoxemia, reduced thoracic compliance, normal pulmonary capillary wedge …

The term adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is useful clinically because it describes
a syndrome with common clinical and pathophysiological features and for which certain …

We conducted a cohort study of 423 intensive care unit (ICU) admissions with a primary
clinical diagnosis of acute respiratory failure, a PaO2/FIO2 on ICU admission of< 300 mm …

More than twenty years ago, Ashbaugh and coworkers,(1), in a now classic article,
described. 12 patients whose striking but uniform clinical, physiologic, roentgenographic …

Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) defines a clinical, physiological,
roentgenographic syndrome characterized by severe respiratory failure. ARDS is widely …

The adult respiratory syndrome (ARDS) is a common cause of acute respiratory failure. It
has been called many different names over the decades, but all reflect the acute lung injury …

This study analyzed the factors causing and contributing to death in patients with the adult
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Two hundred seven patients were prospectively …

The appellation Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is fashionable and widely
used. There is no doubt that in the few years since the term was first employed, ARDS has …