Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy.
All original research contributions published in Critical Care in 2007 in the field of respirology and critical care medicine are summarized in this article. Fifteen papers were grouped in the following categories: acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome, mechanical ventilation, ventilator-induced lung injury, imaging, and other topics.