The Pharmacology of Acute Lung Injury in Sepsis

Table 1

Diagnostic Criteria for ALI and ARDS [6].

ALI Criteria	ARDS Criteria
Acute Onset	Acute Onset
PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 300 mmHg	PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 200 mmHg
Chest Radiograph: Bilateral infiltrates	Chest Radiograph: Bilateral infiltrates
No evidence of left atrial hypertension	No evidence of left atrial hypertension