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OverviewThe only available text to focus primarily on Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Thoroughly revised content and ten new chapters provide pulmonologists with the latest developments and applications of pharmacological and mechanical therapies needed to treat the debilitating and difficult condition of ARDS. Highlights include: the definition, epidemiology, pathology, and pathogenesis of ARDS complications such as transfusion-related injury, and endothelium and vascular dysfunction the long-term outcomes of ARDS host defense and infection the latest developments in ARDS therapy: glucocorticoid therapy, surfactant therapy, mechanical ventilation, and mesenchymal stem cells predictive factors: gene expression profiling and biomarkers, and chemokines and cytokines advances in management strategies: fluid management, non-pulmonary and non-sepsis management, and glucose control Full Product DetailsAuthor: Augustine M.K. Choi (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA) , Augustine M.K. Choi (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA) , Robert M. Strieter , Thomas Martin (VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: CRC Press Inc Edition: 2nd edition Volume: 233 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.884kg ISBN: 9781420088403ISBN 10: 1420088408 Pages: 480 Publication Date: 23 November 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationAugustine M.K. Choi Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |