A National Institutes of Health-supported study suggests that adults with obesity may benefit from the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), an advanced form of breathing support, when in ...

Four years after ICU admission, mortality remains strikingly high in ventilated COVID-19 ARDS patients, and many survivors continue to struggle with fatigue, insomnia, functional decline, and reduced ...

During a session at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2024 International Conference, experts presented the most impactful data from the last year on acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pulmonary hypertension plus acute respiratory distress syndrome resulted in poor hospital outcomes. Odds for ...

HONOLULU — Patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and coexisting pulmonary hypertension (PH) are significantly more likely to have longer and more costly hospital stays and to die in ...

Innate and adaptive immune cells coordinate the excessive inflammatory response known as a cytokine storm in acute respiratory distress syndrome, leading to alveolar–capillary barrier damage, ...

Mechanisms involved in the rapid, severe progression of fibrosis in the lung tissues of COVID-19 patients, a potentially fatal complication of the virus that damages and scars the lungs, have been ...