Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
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John Reilly, MD, MS: No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, extreme elevations in ambient air pollutants produced by the combustion of fossil fuels were associated with sudden increases in hospitalizations for cardiopulmonary diseases. More recently, low to moderate elevations in ambient air pollution has been linked to increased ARDS risk in patients with an underlying precipitation risk factor, such as trauma or sepsis. This session will discuss the epidemiologic evidence linking air pollution to ARDS, implications for public health interventions, and possible biological mechanisms by which air pollution primes the lung for injury.
Presentations in this session: Hidden Risk of Dirty Air: Ambient Air Pollution and ARDS - John Reilly, MD, MS Summer, Sun, and Sepsis: The Impact of Heat, Humidity, and Season on Sepsis - Tina Chen, MD Hurricanes, Fires, & Pandemics: A Changing Climate's Impact on Critical Care Medicine - Laura Evans, MD
