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

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 …

Objectives: To determine which multicenter randomized controlled trials in critically ill
patients have shown that the study intervention was associated with a statistically significant …

Background Over the last decade, several studies have suggested that survival rates for
patients with acute lung injury (ALI) or ARDS may have improved. We performed a …

Background Patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute lung injury require
mechanical ventilatory support. Acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute lung injury …

Objective: It has been suggested that fluid accumulation may delay recognition of acute
kidney injury. We sought to determine the impact of fluid balance on the incidence of …

Objective: Severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is associated with a high
level of mortality. Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) during severe ARDS maintains oxygen …

Background Pathophysiological changes due to obesity may complicate mechanical
ventilation during general anaesthesia. The ideal ventilation strategy is expected to optimize …

Background: The American–European Consensus Conference definition for the acute
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has never been validated. Objective: To compare …

Background Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) account
for one‐quarter of cases of acute respiratory failure in intensive care units (ICUs). A third to …