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Table 2 Risk factors for acute respiratory distress syndrome

From: Incidence and outcomes of acute respiratory distress syndrome in intensive care units of mainland China: a multicentre prospective longitudinal study

Parameter

ARDS

Mild

Moderate

Severe

n = 527

n = 51

n = 250

n = 226

Risk factors for ARDS

 Intrapulmonary

441 (83.7)

37 (72.5)

207 (82.8)

197 (87.2)

  Pneumonia

402 (77.0)

32 (64.0)

183 (73.5)

187 (83.9)

  Aspiration

17 (3.3)

1 (2.0)

11 (4.4)

5 (2.2)

  Drowning

3 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

3 (1.2)

0 (0.0)

  Pulmonary contusion

10 (1.9)

3 (6.0)

6 (2.4)

1 (0.4)

  Others

9 (1.7)

1 (2.0)

4 (1.6)

4 (1.8)

 Extrapulmonary

86 (16.3)

14 (27.5)

43 (17.2)

29 (12.8)

  Trauma

8 (1.5)

0 (0.0)

7 (2.8)

1 (0.4)

  Extra pulmonary sepsis

38 (7.3)

7 (14.0)

18 (7.2)

13 (5.8)

  Pancreatitis

18 (3.4)

5 (10.0)

9 (3.6)

4 (1.8)

  Non-cardiogenic shock

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

  Blood transfusion

2 (0.4)

1 (2.0)

1 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

  Others

23 (4.4)

1 (2.0)

10 (4.0)

12 (5.4)

  1. ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome