Objectives: Cigarette smoke exposure has recently been found to be associated with
increased susceptibility to trauma-and transfusion-associated acute respiratory distress …

Objective: The association between cigarette smoke exposure and the acute respiratory
distress syndrome in patients with the most common acute respiratory distress syndrome risk …

Rationale: Cigarette smoke exposure is associated with an increased risk of developing
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in trauma, transfusion, and nonpulmonary …

Objectives: The association between tobacco smoke exposure and critical illness is not well
studied, largely because obtaining an accurate smoking history from critically ill patients is …

Background: There is a high percentage of smokers among trauma patients. Cigarette
smoking has been associated with the development of acute lung injury and the adult …

Rationale: Cigarette smoking has been demonstrated in laboratory studies to have effects
on lung epithelial and endothelial function similar to those observed in acute lung injury …

Background Cigarette smoking is associated with an increased risk of developing ARDS.
However, whether changes in smoking patterns or processes of care impact this relationship …

Objectives: To determine whether the graded severity of smoke inhalation is reflected by the
acute pulmonary inflammatory response to injury. Design: In a prospective observational …

Background Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is multifactorial and can result from
sepsis, trauma, or pneumonia, amongst other primary pathologies. It is one of the major …

Evidence is accumulating that exposure to cigarette smoke (CS) increases the risk of
developing acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Streptococcus pneumoniae is the …