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Review
. 2007 Aug 25;335(7616):389-94.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39293.624699.AD.

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Susannah K Leaver  1 , Timothy W Evans
Affiliations
Review

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Susannah K Leaver et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

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Fig 1 Lung computed tomogram in a patient meeting the defining criteria for acute respiratory distress syndrome. The scan shows that acute respiratory distress syndrome does not affect the lung parenchyma homogeneously, with areas of dense opacification in dependent lung regions (arrow)
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Fig 2 CT one year later in same patient as in figure 1
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Fig 3 Our approach to the application of mechanical ventilatory support, non-ventilatory adjuncts to gas exchange, and pharmacotherapy in patients with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome
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