An Uncommon Cause of Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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Acute (Adult) Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a common and devastating condition which can affect all adult patients eg, medical, surgical and obstetric patients. It occurs when non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema (secondary to acute damage to the alveoli) leads to acute respiratory failure. Although the terms ARDS and ALI are used interchangeably, the American-European Consensus Conference Commit...
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عنوان ژورنال: Chest
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0012-3692
DOI: 10.1378/chest.1993131