Variable
|
ALI/ARDS
|
ACLE
|
P
|
---|
Number
|
21
|
9
| |
Age, years
|
58 ± 18
|
77 ± 9
|
0.01
|
Men/women
|
16/5
|
4/5
| |
PaO2/FiO2 at intubation
|
135 ± 69
|
133 ± 55
|
0.96
|
PaO2/FiO2 at inclusion
|
160 ± 62
|
153 ± 49
|
0.73
|
CRP at inclusion, mg/L
|
183 ± 142
|
79 ± 72
|
0.05
|
LIS
|
2.4 ± 0.5
|
2.25 ± 0.5
|
0.42
|
SAPS II
|
51 ± 19
|
66 ± 21
|
0.06
|
LOS in ICU, days
|
14 (2 to 42)a
|
7 (1 to 14)a
|
0.001
|
ICU mortality (%)
|
19
|
22
|
1.0
|
Hospital mortality (%)
|
24
|
44
|
0.4
|
- Data shown as mean ± standard deviation.
- a Data as median (range)
- ACLE = acute cardiogenic lung oedema; ALI = acute lung injury; ARDS = acute respiratory distress syndrome; CRP = C-reactive protein; FiO2 = fraction of inspired oxygen; ICU = intensive care unit; LIS = Lung Injury Score; LOS = length of stay; PaO2 = partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood; SAPS II = Simplified Acute Physiology Score II.