Acute respiratory distress syndrome and nosocomial pneumonia
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Occasional reviews Acute respiratory distress syndrome and nosocomial pneumonia
The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and nosocomial pneumonia share aetiological, physiopathological, and diagnostic properties that justify consideration of the relationship between these two diseases. The aetiology of ARDS can be separated into direct and indirect lung injury. In cases with indirect lung injury such as necrotising pancreatitis the cause of the lung injury may not be...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.54.11.1036