Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Smart Medical Information Technology for Healthcare (SMITH) Project SMITH Project Web Page [ MORE ] Online Links Eazzy Medicine on ARDS [ MORE ] Selected ARDS Facts Also called noncardiogenic pulmonary edema It is a severe condition that affects around 1 in 10,000 people every year with life threatening consequences [reference: The ALIEN study] Its pathophysiology is characterized by bronchoalveolar injury and alveolar collapse (i.e., ‘atelectasis’) [reference: 1, 2, 3, 4] Common Practice in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) Using lung recruitment maneuvers (RMs) in ARDS to open up unstable, collapsed alveoli using a brief increase...