Objectives: To provide a current overview of the epidemiology and pathophysiology of acute respiratory distress syndrome in adults and children, and to identify research questions that will address ...

Since the advent of invasive positive pressure ventilation, intensivists have been arguing over how to optimize settings. For patients with moderate to- severe acute respiratory distress syndrome ...

Artificial ventilation can save lives, but it also puts pressure on lung tissue. If the lungs are pre-damaged, pressurized ventilation can even have undesirable effects. This is especially true of ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers compared the pathophysiology of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and bacterial sepsis-induced acute respiratory distress ...

Scientists have discovered a new family of helpful proteins in the lung, with the finding potentially paving the way for a new course of treatment for patients with respiratory failure. Researchers ...