... 0.001).ALI/ARDS timelines and outcomesA diagnosis of ALI/ARDS was made after a median of 1 day(interquartile range 0 to 4 days) from the day of clinical insult in all patients (Figure 3a), and was not statistically ... conditions. Screening for ALI/ARDSdiagnosis was continued for 7 days unless another clinicalinsult developed, in which case follow-up was continued for atotal of 14 days. When a diagnosis of ALI was ... clinical conditions previously linked tolung injury, both inside and outside the intensive care unit. Patients were followed prospectively for outcomes, includingthe diagnosis of acute lung injury...