Abstract Since the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) was described over 20
years ago [1], a considerable volume of literature has accumulated on the pathophysiology …

Respiration is a complex physiologic process that involves coordinated functioning of the
different components of the respiratory system. Acute dysfunction of one or more of these …

Since its first description in 1967 by Ashbaugh and colleagues [1] the acute respiratory
distress syndrome (ARDS) has been the focus of intense investigation. Mechanical …

Final study protocol-Beta-Agonist Lung injury TrIal-2 (BALTI-2): a multicentre, randomised,
double-blind, placebo-controlled trial and economic evaluation of intravenous infusion of …

Experimental ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) is characterized by alterations in alveolar
epithelial and microvascular permeability that favors the systemic dissemination of lung …

L'agression pulmonaire aiguë et le SDRA sont caractérisés par une augmentation de la
perméabilité de la barrière alvéolo-capillaire à l'origine de l'exsudation d'un liquide …

Acute lung injury is an important cause of respiratory failure in the critically ill patient. It is
caused by damage to the alveolar barrier with subsequent alveolar flooding leading to the …

Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the cellular and biochemical mechanisms that
normally usher in and maintain the intact, quiescent, barrier competent state, as well as …

Nous avons mis au point une méthode de lavage broncho-alvéolaire permettant d'effectuer
des mesures répétées (toutes les 15 min. pendant 3h30.) de la perméabilité capillaro …

Publisher Summary Despite the extreme delicacy of the alveolar capillary membrane, the
pulmonary microvascular endothelium normally functions faithfully as an effective and …