Acute lung injury in paediatric intensive care: course and outcome

Introduction: Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) carry a high morbidity and mortality (10-90%). ALI is characterised by non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema and refractory hypoxaemia of multifactorial aetiology [1]. There is limited data about outcome particularly in...

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Main Authors: Gupta, S. (Author), Chimbira, W. (Author), Watkins, S. (Author), Crawford, H. (Author), Marden, B. (Author), Legg, J. (Author), Marsh, M.J (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2001.
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