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Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Erdoğan Kunter1, Turgut Işıtmangil2
1GATA Haydarpaşa Eğitim Hastanesi, Göğüs Hastalıkları ve Tüberküloz Kliniği, İstanbul
2GATA Haydarpaşa Eğitim Hastanesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Kliniği, İstanbul
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and its less
serious form acute lung injury (ALI) have been recognized
since 1960s under different names and descriptions. The
etiopathogenesis of the syndrome has been studied widely
but despite of developments in medicine, treatment choices
and the prognosis still need to be improved. Mechanical
ventilation is the mainstay of therapeutic interventions
and new modes and ventilation strategies seem promising.
Unfortunately none of the pharmacological agents
available is shown to reduce mortality. However, studies
concerning with some certain subgroups of patients show
that individualized treatment options, rather than general
approach, will result in better outcome.
Keywords : Acute respiratory distress syndrome; acute lung injury; mechanical ventilation; nitric oxide; steroid
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