Acute lung injury outside the ICU: a significant problem

doi:10.1186/cc6128

Critical Care
Volume 11
Issue 5

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Acute lung injury outside the ICU: a significant problem

Simon J Finney and Timothy W Evans

Department of Critical Care, Imperial College School of Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, SW3 6NP, London, UK

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Critical Care 2007, 11:169doi:10.1186/cc6128


Published:	26 October 2007

See related research by Ferguson et al., http://ccforum.com/content/11/5/R96

Abstract

The incidence of acute lung injury (ALI) is influenced by nature of the underlying clinical condition. The frequency with which ALI is likely to be encountered by those practicing outside the intensive care unit (ICU) setting is largely unknown. Data from the paper under discussion [1] indicates that ALI is seen relatively frequently in general wards and can be managed there until death or recovery. In patients with predisposing illnesses directly involving the lung, progression to ALI can be rapid.