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 …

On the basis of current evidence, it seems that the incidence and overall hospital mortality of
ARDS has not changed substantially in the last decade. Independent of the definition used …

Despite the fact that a surgical procedure may have been performed for the appropriate
indication and in a technically perfect manner, patients are threatened by perioperative …

In this review we summarize recent major advances in our understanding on the molecular
mechanisms, mediators, and biomarkers of acute lung injury (ALI) and alveolar-capillary …

Imaging plays a key role in the diagnosis and follow-up of acute respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS). Chest radiography, bedside lung ultrasonography and computed …

Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is an artificial means of maintaining adequate
oxygenation and carbon dioxide elimination to enable injured lungs to recover from …

High-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) is a lung-protective strategy that can be
utilized in the full spectrum of patient populations ranging from neonatal to adults with acute …

Objective The aim of this study was to compare the effect of noninvasive high‐frequency
oscillatory ventilation (nHFOV) with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) in …

The alveolar-capillary barrier is composed of epithelial and endothelial cells interacting
across a fibrous extracelluar matrix (ECM). Although remodeling of the ECM occurs during …

Background and objective Recruitment maneuvers (RMs) with subsequent positive-end-
expiratory-pressure (PEEP) have proven effective in recruiting lung volume and preventing …