Table 2.

characteristics of pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome in our series

Characteristics	Number of patients n (%)
PARDS diagnosis
At admission	10(43%)
At PICU stay	13(57%)
Causes of PARDS
Pulmonary	18 (79%)
Bacterial pneumonia	7 (30%)
Viral pneumonia	4 (18%)
Aspiration	5(22%)
Contusion	1(4.5%)
Foreign object	1(4.5%)
Extra pulmonary	5 (22%)
Sepsis	3 (13%)
Severe burn	1(4.5%)
Major trauma	1(4.5%)
Risk stratification
Mild	3(13%)
Moderate	12(52%)
Severe	8(35%)

PARDS: pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome; PICU: pediatric intensive care unit