Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of ARDS patients
| Patient | Age, yr | Sex | Diagnosis | ARDS Days | MV Days | BAL Day | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | M | CAP | 9 | 10 | 3 | Survival |
| 2 | 55 | F | Pneumonia (HAP) | 5 | 5 | 2 | Survival |
| 3 | 44 | F | Severe sepsis | 10 | 10 | 2 | Death |
| 4 | 75 | F | Pneumonia (HAP) | 14 | 20 | 7 | Death |
| 5 | 32 | M | Aspiration | 5 | 15 | 5 | Survival |
| 6 | 49 | M | Pneumonia (HAP) | 8 | 8 | 2 | Survival |
| 7 | 33 | M | Pneumonia (CAP) | 11 | 12 | 10 | Survival |
| 8 | 33 | F | Pneumonia (HAP) | 4 | 4 | 2 | Survival |
| 9 | 50 | F | Aspiration | 21 | 24 | 8 | Survival |
| 10 | 48 | M | Hemorrhagic shock | 2 | 6 | 1 | Survival |
| 11 | 29 | F | Pneumonia (CAP) | 7 | 14 | 6 | Survival |
| 12 | 39 | M | Polysubstance overdose | 2 | 6 | 1 | Survival |
| 13 | 43 | M | Necrotizing pancreatitis | 4 | 4 | 3 | Survival |
ARDS days, number of days that patient met American-European Consensus Conference criteria for acute respiratory distress syndronic (ARDS) (PaO2/FiO2 < 200; bilateral pulmonary infiltrates on chest radiograph; presence of risk factor(s) for ARDS; no evidence of left atrial hypertension) starting at day 0 as first day that diagnostic criteria were met. MV days, total number of days that the patient required mechanical ventilation (MV). BAL day, day of ARDS on which bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed. Survival implies that the patient was alive at 30 days post-ARDS. M, male; F, female; CAP, community-acquired pneumonia; HAP, hospital acquired pneumonia.