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This document discusses Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), including its historical background, definition, incidence, prevalence, risk factors, and causes of respiratory failure in children. ARDS was first described in 1967 and further definitions were proposed in 1988 and 1994. It is defined as acute onset bilateral infiltrates on chest x-ray, low ratio of oxygen pressure to inspired oxygen of <200 mmHg, and pulmonary artery wedge pressure <18 mmHg. The incidence is reported between 1.5-13.5 case
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