title: The adult respiratory distress syndrome: a review.
abstract: The adult respiratory distress syndrome, characterized by hypoxemia, reduced pulmonary expansion, and noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, is a clinical entity with a high mortality rate that has been recognized only relatively recently. We present the newest aspects of the subject.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Clinic, General District Hospital of Attica, Kifissia, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zachariades
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Agouridakis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parker
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy