Incidence and Outcomes of Acute Lung Injury

Abstract

Acute lung injury has a substantial impact on public health, with an incidence in the United States that is considerably higher than previous reports have suggested.

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MedicineIncidence (geometry)Diffuse alveolar damageLungIntensive care medicineAcute respiratory failureRespiratory systemInternal medicineMechanical ventilationAcute respiratory distress

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Year: 2005
Type: article
Volume: 353
Issue: 16
Pages: 1685-1693
Citations: 3612
Access: Closed

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                                    Gordon D. Rubenfeld, 
                                
                                    Ellen Caldwell, 
                                
                                    E. H. Peabody
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2005). 
                            Incidence and Outcomes of Acute Lung Injury. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 353
                            (16)
                            , 1685-1693.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa050333
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa050333