Treatment of Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

急性肺损伤（ALI）及其更严重的形式，成人呼吸窘迫（ARD），是一种毁灭性的临床综合征的突然肺部炎症，导致严重水肿和低氧血症，需要在重症监护室护理。在受控环境中，死亡率在30-40%之间。迄今为止，尽管有许多大型和小型的临床试验，但没有单一药物被证明能有效改善ALI/ARDS的死亡率。临床研究网络（ARDSNet）的目标是开发和进行临床研究试验，以预防，治疗和改善急性肺损伤，急性呼吸窘迫综合征和其他相关危重疾病患者的结局。

Acute lung injury (ALI) and its more severe form, adult respiratory distress (ARD), is a devastating clinical syndrome of sudden lung inflammation that results in severe edema and hypoxemia and requires care in the intensive care unit. Mortality is between 30-40% in controlled settings. To date, no single drug has proven effective for improving mortality in ALI/ARDS despite many large and small clinical trials. The objective of the Clinical Research Network (ARDSNet) is to develop and conduct clinical research trials to prevent, treat, and improve the outcome of patients with acute lung injury, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and possibly other related critical illnesses.