TY - JOUR AU - Fanelli, Vito AU - Vlachou, Aikaterini AU - Ghannadian, Shirin AU - Simonetti, Umberto AU - Slutsky, Arthur S. AU - Zhang, Haibo PY - 2013 TI - Acute respiratory distress syndrome: new definition, current and future therapeutic options JF - Journal of Thoracic Disease; Vol 5, No 3 (June 26, 2013): Journal of Thoracic Disease Y2 - 2013 KW - N2 - Since acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was first described in 1967 there has been large number of studies addressing its pathogenesis and therapies. Despite this intense research activity, there are very few effective therapies for ARDS other than the use of lung protection strategies. This lack of therapeutic modalities is not only related to the complex pathogenesis of this syndrome but also the insensitive and nonspecific diagnostic criteria to diagnose ARDS. This review article will summarize the key features of the new definition of ARDS, and provide a brief overview of innovative therapeutic options that are being assessed in the management of ARDS. UR - https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/1057