Jornal de pediatria
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Jornal de pediatria · Nov 2013
ReviewTemporal evolution of acute respiratory distress syndrome definitions.
to review the evolution of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) definitions and present the current definition for the syndrome. ⋯ ARDS is a serious disease that remains an ongoing diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The evolution of definitions used to describe the disease shows that studies are needed to validate the current definition, especially in pediatrics, where the data are very scarce.