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Table 1 Characteristics of 173 patients at the initial measurement of thermodilution technique

From: Difference in pulmonary permeability between indirect and direct acute respiratory distress syndrome assessed by the transpulmonary thermodilution technique: a prospective, observational, multi-institutional study

 

ARDSexp

ARDSp

p value

n = 56

n = 117

 

Age (year), median

65

72

.03

Male, n (%)

32 (57)

84 (72)

.05

Causes of ARDS, n (%)

   

Sepsis

40 (71)

  

Trauma and burn

10 (18)

  

Pancreatitis

4 (7)

  

TRALI

2 (4)

  

Pneumonia

 

94 (80)

 

Aspiration

 

20 (17)

 

Lung contusion

 

2 (2)

 

Inhalation burn

 

1 (1)

 

APACHE II score

24 ± 9

23 ± 8

.39

SOFA score

12 ± 4

10 ± 3

.0001

PEEP (cmH2O)

9 ± 5

9 ± 5

.36

PaO2/FiO2 ratio

163 ± 73

143 ± 70

.09

Mean airway pressure (cmH2O)

17 ± 6

17 ± 4

.55

Na (mmol/L)

135 ± 19

138 ± 7

.37

K (mmol/L)

4.1 ± 0.8

4.0 ± 0.9

.15

Albumin (g/dL)

2.4 ± 0.5

2.6 ± 0.8

.02

Glucose (mg/dL)

159 ± 61

165 ± 83

.95

Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL)

38 ± 28

36 ± 25

.84

  1. Values are given as mean ± standard deviation, unless otherwise indicated. ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome, ARDSexp acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to extrapulmonary cause, ARDSp acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to pulmonary cause, TRALI transfusion-related acute lung injury, APACHE Acute Physiologic and Chronic Health Evaluation, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, PEEP positive end-expiratory pressure.
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