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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with ALI/ARDS and ACLE

From: Comparison of two non-bronchoscopic methods for evaluating inflammation in patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure

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

  1. Data shown as mean ± standard deviation.
  2. a Data as median (range)
  3. 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.
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