Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is classically described as noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, thought to be secondary to increased pulmonary capillary permeability. This process may occur for a number of reasons, both pulmonary and systemic in origin. Common causes of ARDS include pulmonary or systemic infection, trauma, burns, pancreatitis, near-drowning, transfusion, medication overdose, and toxic inhalations.
Treatment of ARDS is evolving, with several recent large-scale studies that have altered standard practice:
Roy G Brower et al.
Herbert P Wiedemann et al.
Brower RG, et al.
Arthur P Wheeler et al.
Steinberg KP et al.
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is classically described as noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, thought to be secondary to increased pulmonary capillary permeability. This process may occur for a number of reasons, both pulmonary and systemic in origin. Common causes of ARDS include pulmonary or systemic infection, trauma, burns, pancreatitis, near-drowning, transfusion, medication overdose, and toxic inhalations.
Treatment of ARDS is evolving, with several recent large-scale studies that have altered standard practice:
Roy G Brower et al.
Herbert P Wiedemann et al.
Brower RG, et al.
Arthur P Wheeler et al.
Steinberg KP et al.
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