Pulmonary Thrombosis in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Theory, Evidence, and Clinical Relevance to Resource-Limited Settings

Pharmacotherapy for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Limited Success to Date

Pulmonary hypertension due to acute respiratory distress syndrome

Our aims were to describe the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), to characterize their hemodynamic cardiopulmonary profiles, and to correlate these parameters with outcome. All consecutive patients over 16 years of age who were in the intensive care unit with a diagnosis of ARDS and an in situ pulmonary artery catheter for hemodynam...

Acute respiratory distress syndrome: A clinical review

The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a complex disorder of heterogeneous etiologies characterized by a consistent, recognizable pattern of lung injury. Extensive epidemiologic studies and clinical intervention trials have been conducted to address the high mortality of this disorder and have provided significant insight into the complexity of studying new therapies for this conditi...

Validity of Spo2/Fio2 Ratio in Detection of Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Introduction:  One ofdiagnostic criteria for Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome is  pao2/fio2 (PF) ratio 300 for ALI or 200 for ARDS. This criteria requires invasive arterial sampling. Measurement of Spo2/Fio2 (SF) ratio by pulseoximetry may be a reliable non invasive alternative to the PF ratio.   Methods and Materials: In a cross sectional study we enrolled 105 sample o...

Recruitment in Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

IN this issue of ANESTHESIOLOGY, Thille and an international group of coworkers recognized for their expertise in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) bring convincing evidence that positive end-expiratory pressure– induced alveolar recruitment does not differ between patients with pulmonary and extrapulmonary ARDS. The authors recommend that the origin of ARDS should not influence select...