Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: 30 Years Later?

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was first described about 30 years ago. Modern definitions and statements have recently been proposed to describe ARDS accurately, but none is perfect. Diffuse alveolar damage is the basic pathological pattern most commonly observed in ARDS, and the term in...

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Main Authors: Olivier Lesur, Yves Berthiaume, Gilbert Blaise, Pierre Damas, Éric Deland, Jean-Gilles Guimond, René P Michel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1999-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1999/812476