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Table 3 EVLWi and PVPI in patients with ARDS based on the Berlin definition during a three-day observation period.

From: Relationship between extravascular lung water and severity categories of acute respiratory distress syndrome by the Berlin definition

 

mild ARDS

(n= 152)

moderate ARDS

(n= 230)

severe ARDS

(n= 113)

EVLWi, mL/kg

14.7 (11.5-18.1)

16.2 (12.6-20.9)**

20.0 (15.5-27.3)*#

PVPI

2.6 (2.0-3.1)

2.7 (2.2-3.5)**

3.5 (2.6-4.7)*#

  1. *P <0.01 vs. mild ARDS; **P <0.05 vs. mild ARDS; #P <0.01 vs. moderate ARDS. ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; EVLWi, extravascular lung water index; PVPI, pulmonary vascular permeability index.
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