title: Acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome in the pediatric patient.
abstract: When the lung becomes injured by direct or indirect assault, the body unleashes a massive immune-modulated initiative. The pediatric patient who experiences acute lung injury is at considerable risk for developing life-threatening respiratory compromise. By understanding the mechanisms of illness in these complex patients, the critical care nurse can connect the science of therapy with the art of providing care that minimizes oxygen expenditure and maximizes oxygen delivery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA. fryea@chi.osu.edu
authors.forename: Allen D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Frye
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000379:methods; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D016684:Prone Position; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D014665:Vasodilator Agents