Table 2 Demographics, baseline patient characteristics and outcomes of ARDS and non-ARDS patients stratified by lung water content
From: Extravascular lung water in patients with severe sepsis: a prospective cohort study
| Â | Non-ARDS | ARDS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Low EVLW (n = 6) | High EVLW (n = 8) | P | Low EVLW (n = 4) | High EVLW (n = 11) | P |
EVLW (ml/kg) | 5.0 (4.8–8.1) | 7.7 (5.0–8.7) | NS | 9.0 (8.0–9.8) | 16.0 (13.0–20.3) | 0.07 |
Source (n [% pulmonary]) | 2/6 (33%) | 3/8 (38%) | NS | 3/4 (75%) | 8/11 (73%) | NS |
APACHE II score | 27.8 ± 2.3 | 27.6 ± 11.6 | NS | 18.5 ± 3.3 | 25.9 ± 6.3 | 0.05 |
PaO2/FiO2 index (mmHg) | 424.0 ± 51.7 | 244.3 ± 133.9 | 0.02 | 91.5 ± 24.6 | 144.9 ± 89.9 | NS |
LIS | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.9 ± 0.9 | NS | 2.6 ± 1.7 | 2.7 ± 1.1 | NS |
CXR score | 0.5 (0–1) | 1 (0–2) | NS | 3 (2–4) | 4 (3–4) | NS |
GEDV index (ml/m2) | 750.5 ± 133.6 | 691.3 ± 108.1 | NS | 581.5 ± 131.4 | 671.8 ± 200.0 | NS |
Fluid balance (prior 24 hours; ml) | 5256 ± 4918 | 4664 ± 1591 | NS | 2373 ± 776 | 2545 ± 2959 | NS |
Chronic alcohol abuse (n [%]) | 4/6 (67%) | 4/8 (50%) | NS | 0/4 (0%) | 5/11 (45%) | 0.09 |
28-Day mortality (n [%]) | 1/6 (17%) | 4/8 (50%) | 0.20 | 0/4 (0%) | 7/11 (64%) | 0.03 |