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SUBMITTER: Matthay MA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3408735 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The Journal of clinical investigation 20120801 8
The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an important cause of acute respiratory failure that is often associated with multiple organ failure. Several clinical disorders can precipitate ARDS, including pneumonia, sepsis, aspiration of gastric contents, and major trauma. Physiologically, ARDS is characterized by increased permeability pulmonary edema, severe arterial hypoxemia, and impaired carbon dioxide excretion. Based on both experimental and clinical studies, progress has been made ...[more]