Herbert P. Wiedemann, MD

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Fluid restriction is superior in acute lung injury and ARDS

Author:: Herbert P. Wiedemann, MD

Publish date: January 1, 2008

Although most clinicians tend to manage acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome by giving more rather than less fluid, patients m...

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Acute respiratory distress syndrome: Low-stretch ventilation improves survival

Author:: Herbert P. Wiedemann, MD

Publish date: June 1, 2000

By setting the respirator to deliver smaller volumes of air than traditionally used, we can decrease the mortality rate by one fifth.

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Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): Current management, future directions

Author:: Herbert P. Wiedemann, MD

Publish date: July 1, 1997

Half of the patients who develop ARDS die of it. However, a number of new ideas about supportive management and experimental therapies offer hope o...