The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a common cause of respiratory failure in
critically ill patients and is defined by the acute onset of noncardiogenic pulmonary oedema …

The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an important cause of acute respiratory
failure that is often associated with multiple organ failure. Several clinical disorders can …

Rationale: Accurate, early identification of patients at risk for developing acute lung injury
(ALI) provides the opportunity to test and implement secondary prevention strategies …

Mortality and morbidity of acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome remain
high because of the lack of pharmacological therapies to prevent injury or promote repair …

Background The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a clinical complication of
severe acute lung injury (ALI) in humans, is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in …

In 2005, the American Thoracic Society marks its 100th year of existence. For over a third of
this span, since 1967, clinicians and investigators have struggled with a common, often …

Rationale: Sevoflurane improves gas exchange, and reduces alveolar edema and
inflammation in preclinical studies of lung injury, but its therapeutic effects have never been …

Since the adult respiratory distress syndrome was first described substantial progress has
been made in understanding the pathogenesis of this complex syndrome. This review …

Rationale: Acute lung injury (ALI) that develops 6 hours after transfusion (TRALI) is the
leading cause of transfusion-related mortality. Several transfusion characteristics have been …

Objective: Clinical predictors for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have been
studied in few prospective studies. Although transfusions are common in the intensive care …