ARDS exerts a substantial disease burden, with 40% of patients dying in hospital. Diverse
factors, including patient-related factors such as age and illness severity, country level …

Objective: To investigate the contribution of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in of
itself to mortality among ventilated patients. Design and Setting: A longitudinal retrospective …

ARDS is severe form of respiratory failure with significant impact on the morbidity and
mortality of critical care patients. Epidemiological data are crucial for evaluating the efficacy …

Since its first description 50 years ago, no other intensive care syndrome has been as
extensively studied as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Despite this extensive …

Abstract Objectives The American–European consensus conference (AECC) definition for
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requires a PaO 2/FIO 2≤ 200 mmHg …

Background Although specific interventions previously demonstrated benefit in patients with
ARDS, use of these interventions is inconsistent, and patient mortality remains high. The …

Background The joint committee of the Japanese Society of Intensive Care
Medicine/Japanese Respiratory Society/Japanese Society of Respiratory Care Medicine on …

Background Both sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are common
severe diseases in the intensive care unit (ICU). There is no large-scale multicenter study to …

Abstract Background The Japanese Society of Respiratory Care Medicine and the Japanese
Society of Intensive Care Medicine provide here a clinical practice guideline for the …

During the first 20 years after the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was first
described [1], there were virtually no large-scale randomized clinical trials of potential …