Circulating Progenitors in Lung Injury

摘要

ACUTE respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and its less severe form, acute lung injury (ALI), are common disorders in patients requiring critical care, occurring secondary to a variety of injuries such as aspiration, sepsis, and trauma. Mortality from ARDS approximates 40%, and no specific medical therapies exist despite years of well-conducted clinical trials. This compels investigators to explore novel therapies aimed at treating this disorder. In this issue of Anesthesiology, Lam et al