Rationale: Although surfactant replacement therapy is an established treatment in infant
respiratory distress syndrome, the optimum strategy for ventilatory management before …

Objective: to review the evolution of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) definitions
and present the current definition for the syndrome. Data source: a literature review and …

Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are life-threating
conditions still lacking a definite therapy and carrying a high mortality and morbidity …

Aim: To investigate the incidence, clinical management, mortality and its risk factors, major
outcome and costs of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) and acute respiratory …

Acute lung injury (ALI) is an acute failure of the respiratory system for which effective
treatment is urgently necessary. Previous studies found that several peptides potently …

Abstract Pediatric Acute Lung Injury (ALI) is associated with a high mortality and morbidity,
and dysregulation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) may play an important role in the …

Objective Lung protective ventilation has a beneficial effect in treating patients with acute
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). An effect of this ventilation modality is hypercapnia …

Background It is important to determine the severity of inhalation injury in severely burned
patients. The oxygenation index PaO2/FiO2 (PF) ratio is a key clinical indicator of inhalation …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Huangqi Baihe Granules (HQBHG) are a
modified formulation based on the traditional recipe “Huangqi Baihe porridge” and the …

Acute lung injury (ALI) is a clinical syndrome with high morbidity and mortality rates mainly
caused by Gram-negative bacteria. Nevertheless, an effective treatment strategy for ALI is …