Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2743627 Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine 2007 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

Acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome are serious and devastating conditions affecting very ill patients and usually necessitate mechanical ventilation and prolonged stay in the ICU. This article describes the basic pathology and pathogenesis of their development and subsequent progression, followed by a review of the strategies used in the management of these patients in the critical care setting.

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