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New Insights From Computed Tomography

Roger C. Bone, MD

JAMA. 1993;269(16):2134-2135.

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Although it has been 26 years since Ashbaugh et al¹ first described the adult (or "acute," as we are now calling it) respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), little progress has been made in improving survival. However, a group headed by Luciano Gattinoni, MD, at the University of Milan in Italy, has contributed greatly to our knowledge of the correlation between lung structure and function in ARDS through the use of computed tomography (CT). In this issue of THE JOURNAL, they add some important observations to the information they have already presented in previous reports.² This new information may have important clinical implications in the treatment of patients with ARDS. The significance of the study lies in its implications for therapy; it should be stressed that CT cannot be used routinely as a monitoring technique.

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Author Affiliations
From the Section of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center, and Rush Medical College, Chicago, Ill.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Department of Internal Medicine, Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center, 1753 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60612 (Dr Bone).

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