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Table 1 Demographic details in patients with ALI/ARDS

From: Acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome in Ireland: a prospective audit of epidemiology and management

Parameter

Value

Age (years; mean ± SD)

58 ± 17

Male (n [%])

120 (62)

SOFA score on day ALI/ARDS diagnosed (mean ± SD)

8.8 ± 4.1

PaO2/FiO2 ratio (mean ± SD)

22.7 ± 9.1

Plateau pressure (cmH2O; mean ± SD)

21.5 ± 6.8

pH (mean ± SD)

7.34 ± 0.15

PCO2 (kPa; mean ± SD)

5.8 ± 1.6

PEEP (cmH2O; mean ± SD)

7.7 ± 2.8

Duration of ventilation (days; median [IQR])

6.0 (2.0 to 12.8)

ICU length of stay (days; median [IQR])

10.0 (5.0 to 18.5)

  1. ALI, acute lung injury; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; FiO2, fraction of inspired oxygen; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range; PaO2, arterial oxygen tension; PaCO2, arterial carbon dioxide tension; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure; SD, standard deviation; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.