title: The pulmonary physician in critical care. 5: Acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome: definitions and epidemiology.
abstract: An understanding of the epidemiology of ALI/ARDS and the effects of treatment have been hampered by the lack of a uniform definition of the syndrome. Various definitions have been proposed, and these are reviewed with particular attention to how changes in definition have affected our understanding of the natural history and treatment options for the condition.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Medicine and Anesthesia, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California-San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143-0130, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Atabai
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Matthay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010313:Partial Pressure; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen