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Editorial
. 2024 Jan 1;209(1):21-23.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.202308-1441VP.

From Berlin to Global: The Need for Syndromic Definitions of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Narges Alipanah-Lechner  1 , Alexandre B Cavalcanti  2 , Janet Diaz  3 , Niall D Ferguson  4   5   6 , Sheila N Myatra  7 , Carolyn S Calfee  1   8
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From Berlin to Global: The Need for Syndromic Definitions of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Narges Alipanah-Lechner et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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Figure 1.
Feedback loop of clinical and research progress in critical care medicine. Solid arrows indicate the existing paradigm. Dashed arrows indicate a potential future direction of the field guided by advances in precision medicine.
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  • A New Global Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
    Matthay MA, Arabi Y, Arroliga AC, Bernard G, Bersten AD, Brochard LJ, Calfee CS, Combes A, Daniel BM, Ferguson ND, Gong MN, Gotts JE, Herridge MS, Laffey JG, Liu KD, Machado FR, Martin TR, McAuley DF, Mercat A, Moss M, Mularski RA, Pesenti A, Qiu H, Ramakrishnan N, Ranieri VM, Riviello ED, Rubin E, Slutsky AS, Thompson BT, Twagirumugabe T, Ware LB, Wick KD. Matthay MA, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Jan 1;209(1):37-47. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202303-0558WS. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024. PMID: 37487152 Free PMC article.

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