Clinical and biologic profiles of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome by prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or emphysema; a cohort study
Sridesh Nath,H.M.S. Qurashi,Georgios D. Kitsios,William Bain,Hamam Aneis,Tomeka Suber,N. Prendergast,Matthew K. Hensley,Caitlin Schaefer,Yingze Zhang,Jessica Bon,Bryan J. McVerry,John Evankovich,Faraaz Shah
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by diffuse lung injury. The impact of pre-existing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or emphysema on ARDS pathogenesis is not well characterized.