REVIEW SERIES

The pulmonary physician in critical care c 9: Non-ventilatory strategies in ARDS

J Cranshaw, M J D Griffiths, T W Evans

Unit of Critical Care, NHLI Division, Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine and Royal Brompton Hospital, London SW3 6NP, UK

Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Professor T W Evans, Unit of Critical Care, NHLI Division, Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine, Royal Brompton Campus, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK;
t.evans{at}rbh.nthames.nhs.uk

Pharmacological approaches to the treatment of ARDS are reviewed. Future treatments should be targeted at elements of the pathological process that produce specific clinical problems.

Keywords: acute respiratory distress syndrome; critical care

CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

• Adhikari, N. K J, Burns, K. E A, Friedrich, J. O, Granton, J. T, Cook, D. J, Meade, M. O (2007). Effect of nitric oxide on oxygenation and mortality in acute lung injury: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ 334: 779-779 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• Jain, R., DalNogare, A. (2006). Pharmacological Therapy for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Mayo Clin Proc. 81: 205-212 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• Mizock, B. A., DeMichele, S. J. (2004). The Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Role of Nutritional Modulation of Inflammation Through Dietary Lipids. Nutr Clin Pract 19: 563-574 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• Moloney, E. D., Griffiths, M. J. D. (2004). Protective ventilation of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Br J Anaesth 92: 261-270 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• Mak, V, Davies, S C (2003). The pulmonary physician in critical care * Illustrative case 6: Acute chest syndrome of sickle cell anaemia. Thorax 58: 726-728 [Full Text]