成人呼吸窘迫综合征(ARDS)这个名称于1967年被Ashbaugh第一次采用。但这个综合征早就存在,并不是新问题。ARDS的曾用名称有创伤性湿肺、休克肺、充血性肺不张、急性肺泡衰竭、成人透明膜疾病、爆炸肺、僵硬肺综合征、Danang肺、急性呼吸衰竭、肺毛细血管通透性增加综合征、泵肺实变肺、苍白肺、呼吸机肺。过去曾用的名称,都代表着它的病因或病理生理变化,具有一定的临床意义。成人呼吸窘迫综合征与儿童呼吸窘迫综合征两者之间有许多相似之处,但并非同一种疾病。成人呼吸窘迫综合征虽然与肺表面活性物质异常有关,但 The name of adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was first adopted by Ashbaugh in 1967. But this syndrome has long existed, is not a new problem. Previous names of ARDS include traumatic wet lung, shock lung, congestive atelectasis, acute alveolar failure, adult hyaline membrane disease, blast lung, stiff lung syndrome, Danang lung, acute respiratory failure, pulmonary capillary permeability Increase the syndrome, pump lung consolidation, pale lung, ventilator lung. The name used in the past, it represents the etiology or pathophysiological changes, has some clinical significance. There are many similarities between adult respiratory distress syndrome and childhood respiratory distress syndrome, but not the same disease. Although adult respiratory distress syndrome is associated with an abnormal lung surfactant,