Acute lung injury in 2003

Acta Pharmacol Sin. 2003 Dec;24(12):1288-91.

Abstract

During the past several decades, clinical investigators world-wide have continued to study the causes, pathophysiology, and treatment strategies for acute lung injury (ALI). This syndrome, which is characterized by nonhydrostatic pulmonary edema and hypoxemia associated with a variety of etiologies, is slowly becoming better understood as a result of these efforts.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • High-Frequency Ventilation / methods
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia / etiology
  • Ketoconazole / therapeutic use
  • Positive-Pressure Respiration / methods*
  • Pulmonary Edema / etiology
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / complications
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / therapy*

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Ketoconazole