Host Elizabeth H. Mack, MD, MS, FCCM, welcomes Elizabeth Y. Killien, MD, MPH, to discuss pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS). Dr. Killien explains the findings from her retrospective study on PARDS severity, emphasizing how factors such as severe hypoxemia can impact health-related quality of life (HRQL) after discharge. (Killien EY, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2024;25:816-827). Dr. Killien is an attending physician in the pediatric ICU and an assistant professor at Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine, in Seattle, Washington.