title: Preventing the acute respiratory distress syndrome.
abstract: Laudable supportive advances have been made to improve the care of patients with the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) but no pharmacologic interventions are known to reduce the high mortality of this disorder once it is established. This commentary discusses some of the challenges that arise in preventing ARDS in at-risk individuals and the likely dependence of this approach on biomarker panels that can be done in real time.
authors.affiliation: Webb-Waring Center, University of Colorado Denver, V20, Mail Stop C322, 12850 East Montview Blvd., Aurora, CO 80045, USA. jonathan.repine@ucdenver.edu
authors.forename: Jonathan J D
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Repine
authors.forename: Katrina M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Crader
authors.forename: Nancy D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Elkins
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Repine
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers; D006801:Humans; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers