The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was originally defined as a clinical condition in 1967, although it had been recognized for years prior in soldiers dying of wartime injuries. [1] ...

SAN ANTONIO (May 22, 2012) — An international task force this week unveiled a revised definition of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a disease first recognized during the Vietnam War in ...

In a new report posted online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, a global consensus conference of 32 critical care experts with broad international representation and ...

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a potentially fatal condition where the lungs cannot provide enough oxygen to the body's vital organs. The condition, otherwise known as acute lung injury ...

Researchers may have discovered a mechanical explanation for instability observed in the lungs in cases of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), particularly in the aftermath of respiratory ...

According to a first-of-its-kind international study, a new definition of Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (PARDS) results in a more accurate diagnosis of many more children with the ...

In a single-center study, Milberg et al [86] reported no overall change in mortality rates for patients with ARDS from 1983 to 1987, a slight decline in 1988 and 1989, and a decrease to a low of 36% ...

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a severe lung condition. It occurs when fluid fills up the air sacs in your lungs. Too much fluid in your lungs can lower the amount of oxygen or increase ...