title: The clinical entity of adult respiratory distress syndrome. Definition, prediction, and prognosis.
abstract: This article discusses the clinical entity of the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), its manifestations, and its natural history. The problems of defining the syndrome and its associated risk factors are delineated. In addition, the article reviews the experimental, retrospective, and prospective studies of ARDS risk factors, as well as the clinical correlations with mortality.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary and Critical Care Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Pepe
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors