Table 3.
Patient characteristics for specific and nonspecific diagnoses
| Characteristic | Specific (n = 18) | Nonspecific (n = 23) | p |
| Age | 50 ± 20 | 58 ± 10 | 0.0943 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 14 (78%) | 14 (61%) | 0.2482 |
| Female | 4 (21%) | 9 (39%) | |
| APACHE II score | 21.8 ± 5.0 | 21.7 ± 4.9 | 0.95 |
| ALI score | 3.1± 0.3 | 3.2 ± 0.4 | 0.3 |
| PaO2/FiO2, mmHg | 120.0 ± 42.2 | 113.6 ± 44.8 | 0.6 |
| Immune status | |||
| Compromised | 10 (56%) | 7 (30%) | 0.1052 |
| Competent | 8 (42%) | 16 (70%) | |
| Complication rate | 4 (22%) | 4 (17%) | 0.6985 |
| Treatment alteration rate | 10 (56%) | 20 (87%) | 0.0243 |
| Hospital survival rate | 6 (33%) | 14 (61%) | 0.08 |
APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ALI, acute lung injury; PaO2, arterial partial pressure of oxygen; FiO2, fraction of inspired oxygen. Data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%); p values in italics are statistically significant.