|
Parameter
|
Survivors
|
No 6-Month Follow-up
|
P-Value
|
|---|
|
Age (years)
|
N
|
92
|
293
| |
| |
Mean ± SD
|
46.4 ± 15.9
|
50.9 ± 17.4
|
0.044
|
| |
Range
|
16.8 - 84.0
|
17.6 - 87.0
| |
|
Sex, n (%)
|
Male
|
44 (47.8%)
|
161 (54.9%)
|
0.281
|
| |
Female
|
48 (52.2%)
|
132 (45.1%)
| |
|
Race, n (%)
|
Caucasian
|
77 (83.7%)
|
227 (77.5%)
|
0.423
|
| |
Black
|
9 (9.8%)
|
44 (15.0%)
| |
| |
Other
|
6 (6.5%)
|
22 (7.5%)
| |
|
Height (cm)
|
N
|
90
|
277
| |
| |
Mean ± SD
|
169.1 ± 10.2
|
169.2 ± 11.6
|
0.856
|
|
Weight (kg)
|
N
|
92
|
292
| |
| |
Mean ± SD
|
80.5 ± 21.9
|
79.4 ± 20.1
|
0.840
|
|
Causes of ARDS,a n (%)
| | | | |
|
Pneumonia
| |
35 (38.0%)
|
142 (48.5%)
|
0.093
|
|
Toxic Gas Inhalation
| |
0 (0%)
|
0 (0%)
|
1.000
|
|
Acute Pancreatitis
| |
4 (4.3%)
|
12 (4.1%)
|
1.000
|
|
Masssive Blood Transfusion
| |
15 (16.3%)
|
31 (10.6%)
|
0.144
|
|
Fat Emboli
| |
3 (3.3%)
|
7 (2.4%)
|
0.708
|
|
Aspiration Pneumonitis
| |
18 (19.6%)
|
72 (24.6%)
|
0.397
|
|
Pulmonary Contusion
| |
18 (19.6%)
|
51 (17.4%)
|
0.642
|
|
Post-Partum ARDS
| |
2 (2.2%)
|
1 (0.3%)
|
0.143
|
|
Multiple Trauma
| |
29 (31.5%)
|
74 (25.3%)
|
0.280
|
|
Elective or Emergency Surgical Procedures
| |
29 (31.5%)
|
100 (34.1%)
|
0.705
|
|
Patient History, n (%)
| | | | |
|
Preexisting steroid use
| |
11 (12.0%)
|
34 (11.6%)
|
1.000
|
|
Asthma
| |
9 (9.8%)
|
30 (10.2%)
|
1.000
|
|
COPD
| |
12 (13.0%)
|
36 (12.3%)
|
0.857
|
|
Tobacco use
| |
47 (51.1%)
|
121 (41.3%)
|
0.117
|
|
Other lung diseaseb
| |
0 (0%)
|
18 (6.1%)
|
0.009
|
- aPatients may have more than one cause of ARDS. bPatients may have more than one preexisting disease including: cancer, bronchitis, amiodarone toxicity, and status/post lung resection. ARDS, acute respiratory distress; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder; N, number; NO, nitric oxide.
