Acute respiratory distress syndrome: A historical perspective

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 798-806

  Bernard, Cordon R ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute lung injury; Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Adult respiratory distress syndrome; Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A; CORTICOSTEROID; HEPARIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NITRIC OXIDE; SURFACTANT; THROMBOMODULIN; THROMBOPLASTIN; TISSUE FACTOR PATHWAY INHIBITOR;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG EDEMA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OXYGENATION; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURVIVAL RATE; TIDAL VOLUME;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CRITICAL CARE; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 25444504261     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200504-663OE     Document Type: Review

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