Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

1. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS): Definition, Incidence, and Outcome
Rémi Coudroy, Florence Boissier, Arnaud W. Thille

2. Pathophysiology of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Pedro Leme Silva, Patricia R. M. Rocco

3. Ventilation Strategies: Tidal Volume and PEEP
Carmen Sílvia Valente Barbas

4. Ventilation Strategies: High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation
Spyros D. Mentzelopoulos, George Karlis, Ioannis N. Pantazopoulos, Charikleia Vrettou

5. Ventilation Strategies: Recruitment Maneuvers
Lorenzo Ball, Paolo Pelosi

6. Prone Position
Claude Guérin

7. Partial or Total Extracorporeal Support
Nicolò Patroniti, Stefano Isgrò, Michela Bombino

8. Hemodynamic Monitoring and Fluid Management in ARDS
Dusan Hanidziar, Edward A. Bittner

9. Weaning in ARDS
Ross Freebairn

10. Lung Imaging in ARDS
Silvia Coppola, Sara Froio, Davide Chiumello

11. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Metabolic Support
Michele Umbrello, Danilo Radrizzani, Gaetano Iapichino

12. Pharmacological Interventions: Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
Samuel Lehingue, Sami Hraiech, Laurent Papazian

13. Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury
Michele Umbrello, Paolo Formenti

14. Monitoring of Respiratory Mechanics
Andrea Aliverti

15. Noninvasive Ventilatory Support in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Martin DRES, Laurent Brochard

16. Interaction Between the Heart and Lungs
Fabio Guarracino, Rubia Baldassarri

17. Stem Cells and Their Immunomodulatory Potential for the Treatment of ARDS
Claudia C. dos Santos

18. Sedation
Giovanni Mistraletti, Paolo Formenti, Giovanni Sabbatini

19. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Children
Martin C. J. Kneyber

20. Pulmonary Infections in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Gianluigi Li Bassi, Tarek Sanussi, Paolo Pelosi, Otavio Tavares Ranzani

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Anesthesiology