Acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome. The clinical syndrome.
Clin Chest Med
; 21(3): 401-17, vii, 2000 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11019717
ABSTRACT
Acute lung injury (ALI) is a syndrome of severe acute respiratory failure defined by a constellation of clinical criteria. The exact incidence of ALI is not known, but it generally occurs in the setting of acute severe illness. The course of ALI after onset is quite variable, but outcome is associated with risk factor, age, and comorbidity. Survival from this syndrome has improved over time. Survivors often are impaired after hospital discharge but tend to improve over time; however, ALI does confer a significant additional burden on survivors with regard to pulmonary function and health-related quality of life.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Chest Med
Year:
2000
Document type:
Article
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