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Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a complex syndrome of acute lung injury
leading to noncardiogenic pulmonary edema from many causes that is heterogenous in its …

As with most medical and pharmacologic interventions, mechanical ventilation must be
titrated within a therapeutic window, providing the required lifesustaining support while …

Objectives: Although there are similarities in the pathophysiology of acute respiratory
distress syndrome in adults and children, pediatric-specific practice patterns, comorbidities …

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, noninvasive respiratory
support has played a central role in managing patients affected by moderate-to-severe acute …

In the prone position, computed tomography scan densities redistribute from dorsal to
ventral as the dorsal region tends to reexpand while the ventral zone tends to collapse …

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 …

Rationale: In acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), atelectatic solid-like lung tissue
impairs transmission of negative swings in pleural pressure (Ppl) that result from …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome presents as hypoxia and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates
on chest imaging in the absence of heart failure sufficient to account for this clinical state …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a multifactorial lung injury that continues to be
associated with high levels of morbidity and mortality. Mechanical ventilation, although …