Acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome: experimental and clinical investigations

Autor: Hsing I Chen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
Předmět:
Zdroj: Journal of Geriatric Cardiology : JGC
Journal of Geriatric Cardiology
ISSN: 1671-5411
Popis: Acute lung injury (ALI) or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) can be associated with various disorders. Recent investigation has involved clinical studies in collaboration with clinical investigators and pathologists on the pathogenetic mechanisms of ALI or ARDS caused by various disorders. This literature review includes a brief historical retrospective of ALI/ARDS, the neurogenic pulmonary edema due to head injury, the long-term experimental studies and clinical investigations from our laboratory, the detrimental role of NO, the risk factors, and the possible pathogenetic mechanisms as well as therapeutic regimen for ALI/ARDS.
Databáze: OpenAIRE