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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Wohlrab, Peter
• Kraft, Felix
• Tretter, Verena
• Ullrich, Roman
• Markstaller, Klaus
• Klein, Klaus Ulrich

Titel

Recent advances in understanding acute respiratory distress syndrome

Ist Teil von

• F1000 research, 2018, Vol.7, p.263

Ort / Verlag

England: Faculty of 1000 Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by acute diffuse lung injury, which results in increased pulmonary vascular permeability and loss of aerated lung tissue. This causes bilateral opacity consistent with pulmonary edema, hypoxemia, increased venous admixture, and decreased lung compliance such that patients with ARDS need supportive care in the intensive care unit to maintain oxygenation and prevent adverse outcomes. Recently, advances in understanding the underlying pathophysiology of ARDS led to new approaches in managing these patients. In this review, we want to focus on recent scientific evidence in the field of ARDS research and discuss promising new developments in the treatment of this disease.