With modern therapy many patients are surviving an initial episode of acute lung injury (ALI). A patient surviving ALI may have a recurrent episode, which oftens has a high mortality rate. Therefore it is important to identify and correct any possible contributory factors.
Factors that have been implicated in recurrent ALI:
It is important to take a complete and accurate drug history.
Some patients have no identifiable risk factor for the ALI. It is difficult to prevent a second episode if no cause for the first episode can be found.
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