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Time course of pathophysiologic events in acute respiratory distress syndrome. Some patients recover during the exudative (acute) phase, but most progress to the subacute phase. Patients who do not recover during the proliferative phase may develop emphysematous regions in the lungs, but most patients regain normal lung function. (Adapted from references 3, 11, and 16.)
