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

Acute lung injury (ALI) represents a serious heterogenous pulmonary disorder with high
mortality. Despite improved understanding of the pathophysiology, the efficacy of standard …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an overwhelming inflammatory disorder of
the lung due to direct and indirect insults to the lungs. ARDS is characterized by increased …

Purpose Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an acute and critical disease among
children and adults, and previous studies have shown that the administration of …

Pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS) is a significant cause of morbidity
and mortality in children. Children with PARDS often require intensive care admission and …

Paediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS) is a heterogeneous clinical
syndrome that is associated with high rates of mortality and long-term morbidity. Factors that …

Background While the results of previous meta-analyses have shown beneficial effects of
corticosteroid therapy on post-extubation stridor and extubation failure in adults, these …

Purpose Use of systemic corticosteroids in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
remains controversial, and studies in children are lacking. Methods We performed an …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is essentially a clinical syndrome of
noncardiogenic pulmonary edema and hypoxia that contributes to significant morbidity and …

Despite distinct epidemiology and outcomes, pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome
(PARDS) is often managed based on evidence extrapolated from treatment of adults. The …