Table 2.
Demographic data and overall patient characteristics (n = 150)
| Mean age (years) | 44.68 ± 17.5 |
| Age-group (years)# | |
| 18–30 | 38 (25.33%) |
| 31–40 | 31 (20.67%) |
| 41–50 | 34 (22.67%) |
| 51–60 | 19 (12.67%) |
| 61–70 | 14 (9.33%) |
| >70 | 14 (9.33%) |
| Gender (Male:Female)# | 91:59 (60.67%:39.33%) |
| Mean predicted body weight (kilograms) | 61.86 ± 10.4 |
| GCS on day 1 | 7.25 ± 3.26 |
| GCS# | |
| ≤8 | 85 (56.67%) |
| 9–12 | 64 (42.67%) |
| 3–15 | 1 (0.006%) |
| APACHE II score at the time of admission | 20.07 ± 9.18 |
| APACHE II score at 48 hours | 15.35 ± 11.94 |
| SOFA score on day 1 | 7.39 ± 3.89 |
| Reason for admission# | |
| Medical | 74 (49.33%) |
| Surgical | 62 (41.33%) |
| Trauma | 14 (9.33%) |
| Comorbidities# | |
| Diabetes | 32 (21.33%) |
| Hypertension | 31 (20.67%) |
| Renal disease | 9 (6%) |
| Neurological | 7 (4.67%) |
| Cardiac disease | 5 (3.33%) |
| Psychiatric | 2 (1.33%) |
| Hepatic disease | 1 (0.67%) |
| Hematological | 1 (0.67%) |
| Gestational hypertension | 1 (0.67%) |
| Head injury# | 7 (4.67%) |
| Extravascular lung water# | 54 (36%) |
| Lung score | 8.57 ± 6.01 |
| Mean time taken for detection (days) | 1.43 ± 2.24 |
| Pulmonary burden# | |
| Low (1–10) | 40 (26.67%) |
| Moderate (11–20) | 9 (6%) |
| High (21–32) | 5 (3.33%) |
| Duration of mechanical ventilation (days) | 3.34 ± 2.54 |
| Duration of ICU stay (days) | 4.76 ± 2.72 |
| Mortality# | 34 (22.67%) |
Values expressed as Mean ± SD. #Values expressed as number