Newly recognized causes of acute lung injury: transfusion of blood products, severe acute respiratory syndrome, and avian influenza. [PDF]
Acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS) is a clinical syndrome that has an ever-growing list of potential causes. The transfusion of blood products is often a life-saving therapy, but it can be associated with the development of ...
Looney, Mark R
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Prone Positioning for ARDS. still misunderstood and misused [PDF]
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a clinical syndrome characterized by a non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema with bilateral chest X-ray opacities and hypoxemia refractory to oxygen therapy and low level of positive end-expiratory pressure (1 ...
ALESSANDRI, FRANCESCO+3 more
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Sweet syndrome with pulmonary involvement in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome [PDF]
We report a patient with Sweet syndrome involving the pulmonary system in the context of myelodysplastic syndrome. Although Sweet syndrome may involve a variety of organ systems, the pulmonary system is rarely affected and can result in poor clinical ...
Bordelon, Jenna+7 more
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Cardiac biomarkers in premature calves with respiratory distress syndrome [PDF]
The aim of this study was to determine the clinical relevance of cardiac biomarkers [troponin I and T, creatine kinase-MB fraction (CK-MB) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)] in premature calves with respiratory distress syndrome.
Aydogdu, Ugur+4 more
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COVID-19 Infection: Implications for Perioperative and Critical Care Physicians. [PDF]
Healthcare systems worldwide are responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), an emerging infectious syndrome caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus. Patients with COVID-19 can progress from asymptomatic or
Greenland, John R+3 more
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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) occurs in up to 10% of patients with respiratory failure admitted through the emergency department. Use of noninvasive respiratory support has proliferated in recent years; clinicians must understand the relative merits and risks of these technologies and know how to recognize signs of failure. The cornerstone
Alin Gragossian, Matthew T. Siuba
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The acute respiratory distress syndrome in 2013. [PDF]
Acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome are major causes of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. This review focuses on new developments in definitions, epidemiology, clinical and basic research, and promising new ...
Bai, Chunxue+3 more
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Repurposing Interleukin-6 Inhibitors to Combat COVID-19. [PDF]
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a pandemic with major implications across the world. One of the most frequent causes of death from SARS-CoV-2 is fatal pneumonia from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is associated
Kato, Shumei, Kurzrock, Razelle
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Predicting Mortality in Children With Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome:A Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Incidence and Epidemiology Study [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: Pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome is heterogeneous, with a paucity of risk stratification tools to assist with trial design.
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The Role of rescue therapies in the treatment of severe ARDS [PDF]
ARDS is characterized by a non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema with bilateral chest radiograph opacities and hypoxemia refractory to oxygen therapy. It is a common cause of admission to the ICU due to hypoxemic respiratory failure requiring mechanical ...
Alessandri, F, Pugliese, F, Ranieri, M.
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