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 …

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

In this review we evaluate specific therapeutic strategies for the acute respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS) 1, 2 and make recommendations on their use. We begin with a brief …

Objective: Neutrophilic inflammation plays a key role in the pathogenesis of acute
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and acute lung injury (ALI). Positron emission …

Positron emission tomography (PET) combined with computed tomography (CT) is an
established diagnostic modality that has become an essential imaging tool in oncological …

Over the past several decades, radionuclides have matured from largely esoteric and
experimental technologies to indispensible components of medical diagnostics. Driving this …

The American Thoracic Society and the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
sponsored a meeting of leading investigators in 1992 to discuss key issues about ARDS. A …

The pressure threshold for injury of pulmonary capillaries is≈ 50 to 55 cm H2O in the canine
lung, as measured by changes in the filtration coefficient (K f, c). Since the pulmonary …

Despite the recognition of its iatrogenic potential, mechanical ventilation remains the
mainstay of respiratory support for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) …

An infant with a family history of congenital alveolar proteinosis associated with surfactant
protein B (SP-B) deficiency was identified when SP-B was not detected in amniotic fluid …