Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2768471 | Revista Española de Anestesiología y Reanimación | 2014 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is due to many causes. The absence of a universal definition up until now has led to a series of practical problems for a definitive diagnosis. The incidences of ARDS and Acute Lung Injury (ALI) vary widely in the current literature. The American-European Consensus Conference definition has been applied since its publication in 1994 and has helped to improve knowledge about ARDS. However, 18 years later, in 2011, the European Intensive Medicine Society, requested a team of international experts to meet in Berlin to review the ARDS definition. The purpose of the Berlin definition is not to use it as a prognostic tool, but to improve coherence between research and clinical practice.
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Authors
N. de Luis Cabezón, I. Sánchez Castro, U.X. Bengoetxea Uriarte, M.P. Rodrigo Casanova, J.M. GarcÃa Peña, L. Aguilera Celorrio,