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Other Names for ARDS
- Acute lung injury
- Adult respiratory distress syndrome
- Increased-permeability pulmonary edema
- Noncardiac pulmonary edema
In the past, ARDS was called stiff lung, shock lung, and wet lung.
Clinical trials are research studies that explore whether a medical strategy, treatment, or device is safe and effective for humans. To find clinical trials that are currently underway for ARDS, visit www.clinicaltrials.gov.
February 5, 2012
Restricting calories early on does not help acute lung injury patients on ventilators
Acute lung injury patients on ventilators who require a feeding tube have a similar number of ventilator-free hospital days and similar mortality rates if they receive a low-calorie feeding program initially followed by a full-calorie program compared to a full-calorie program right away.
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