Recent trends in acute lung injury mortality: 1996–2005

SE Erickson, GS Martin, JL Davis, MA Matthay… - Critical care …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Studies from single centers have suggested that mortality from acute lung injury
(ALI) has declined over time. However, recent trends in ALI mortality from centers across the
United States are unknown. We sought to determine whether recent advances in the
treatment of ALI and related critical illnesses have resulted in decreased mortality from ALI.
Design: Retrospective cohort study of patients enrolled in the Acute Respiratory Distress
Syndrome (ARDS) Network randomized controlled trials. Setting: Adult intensive care units …