title: Acute lung injury in 2003.
abstract: During the past several decades, clinical investigators world-wide have continued to study the causes, pathophysiology, and treatment strategies for acute lung injury (ALI). This syndrome, which is characterized by nonhydrostatic pulmonary edema and hypoxemia associated with a variety of etiologies, is slowly becoming better understood as a result of these efforts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego and VA Medical Center 3350 La Jolla Village Drive San Diego, CA 92014, USA.
authors.forename: Roger G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Spragg
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006612:High-Frequency Ventilation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D007654:Ketoconazole