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Sivelestat and Incidence of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome After Cardiovascular Surgery

Abstract Importance  Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) represents a frequent and serious complication after cardiovascular surgery. Although sivelestat, a specific neutrophil elastase inhibitor, has demonstrated therapeutic potential in preliminary studies, the..

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Preventing ARDS, Not Treating It—Lessons From Sivelestat After Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Abstract Pan and colleagues report the findings of a large, blinded, placebo-controlled single-center randomized clinical trial of sivelestat for the prevention of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) among patients undergoing..

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