RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The pulmonary physician in critical care • 6: The pathogenesis of ALI/ARDS
JF Thorax
JO Thorax
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Thoracic Society
SP 540
OP 546
DO 10.1136/thorax.57.6.540
VO 57
IS 6
A1 G J Bellingan
YR 2002
UL http://thorax.bmj.com/content/57/6/540.abstract
AB An understanding of the pathogenesis of ARDS is essential for choosing management strategies and developing new treatments. The key mediators involved in the inflammatory and fibroproliferative responses are reviewed and the mechanisms which regulate these responses are highlighted.