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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients

From: Feasibility and safety of low-flow extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal to facilitate ultra-protective ventilation in patients with moderate acute respiratory distress syndrome

Variables

Patients (n = 15)

Age (years)

55 ± 19

Gender (male/female), number

11/4

Body mass index (kg/m2)

24 ± 8

Lung injury score (Murray)

3 ± 0.9

Risk factors for acute respiratory distress syndrome, number of patients

 

 Pulmonary

 

  Pneumonia

12

 Non-pulmonary

 

  Sepsis

3

Comorbidities, number of patients

 

 Diabetes mellitus

3

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1

 Arterial hypertension

5

 Coronary artery disease

1

 Chronic renal impairment

2

 Atrial fibrillation

2

 Alcohol use disorder

4

 Obesity

2

Simplified acute physiology score II

51 ± 14

Sequential organ failure assessment

10 ± 4