THE term transient tachypnoea of the newborn (T.T.N.) was first used by Avery in 1966 to describe a condition characterised by a rapid respiratory rate during the first hours of life, with few or no accompanying signs of respiratory distress. Since then many authors have written about this syndrome under a variety of titles"Neonatal Tachypnoea" (Malan 1966), "Transient Respiratory Distress of t...

OBJECTIVE To establish the incidence of acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome, as well as related risk factors and mortality in an intensive care unit. To compare patients developing lung injury with at-risk patients not presenting acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome. METHODS The study was conducted in the intensive care unit of the Ribeirão Preto Hosp...