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Current knowledge of acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Critical care nursing clinics of North America - 1 Sept 2012
Dechert Ronald E, Haas Carl F, Ostwani Waseem
Abstract excerpt
Acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS) continues to be a major cause of mortality in adult and pediatric critical care medicine. This article discusses the pulmonary sequelae associated with ALI and ARDS, the support of ARDS with mechanical ventilation, available adjunctive therapies, and experimental therapies currently being tested. It is hoped that further understanding of the...
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