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Table 1 Characteristics of the subjects

From: Dead space and CO2 elimination related to pattern of inspiratory gas delivery in ARDS patients

Subject

Age

SAPS II

Cause of ARDS

Underlying disease

Days of ARDS

1

44

28

Sepsis

Meningitis

5

2

56

58

Septic shock

Lymphoma

3

3

68

73

Pneumonia

Thrombotic microangiopathy

2

4

58

64

Heat stroke

Alcoholism

0

5

66

81

Septic shock

Aortic valve replacement

5

6

64

76

Sepsis

Arterial hypertension

2

7

51

44

Pneumonia

Cirrhosis

0

8

75

73

Pneumonia

Obliterating artery disease

2

  1. SAPS II, new simplified acute physiology score.