Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of patients
| Diagnosis | Sex | Age | PaO2/FiO2 | LIS | APACHEII | PEEP | Outcome |
| Group A: n-3 | |||||||
| 1. Pneumonia | M | 74 | 98 | 4 | 18 | 7 | D |
| 2. Pneumonia | M | 48 | 166 | 2.3 | 17 | 8 | D |
| 3. Pneumonia | M | 64 | 133 | 3.6 | 18 | 12 | D |
| 4. Sepsis | M | 50 | 189 | 3 | 15 | 10 | L |
| 5. Smoke aspiration | M | 40 | 132 | 3 | 16 | 11 | L |
| 6. Bronchoaspiration | M | 72 | 84 | 2.6 | 21 | 8 | D |
| 7. Mediastinitis | M | 70 | 147 | 3.3 | 19 | 10 | L |
| 8. Bronchoaspiration | M | 36 | 183 | 2.5 | 15 | 7 | L |
| Total Group A: | 8 M | 56 ± 15 | 141 ± 37 | 3 ± 0.5 | 17.4 ± 2.1 | 9.1 ± 1.9 | 4D/4L |
| Group B: LCT | |||||||
| 1. Pancreatitis | F | 52 | 152 | 3 | 16 | 11 | L |
| 2. Bronchoaspiration | M | 57 | 198 | 4 | 21 | 15 | L |
| 3. Bronchoaspiration | M | 56 | 177 | 2.6 | 17 | 9 | D |
| 4. Status postpneumectomy | M | 63 | 60 | 4 | 19 | 10 | L |
| 5. Pneumonia | M | 71 | 181 | 3 | 18 | 10 | L |
| 6. Pneumonia | M | 43 | 186 | 3.3 | 14 | 8 | L |
| 7. Pneumonia | M | 53 | 153 | 3 | 19 | 10 | D |
| 8. Pneumonia | F | 81 | 157 | 3 | 22 | 9 | L |
| Total Group B | 6M/2F | 59 ± 12 | 158 ± 43 | 3.2 ± 0.5 | 18.2 ± 2.6 | 10.3 ± 2.1 | 2D/6L |
| Total n:16 | 14M/2F | 58 ± 13 | 149 ± 40 | 3.1 ± 0.5 | 17.8 ± 2.3 | 9.7 ± 2 | 6D/10L |
LIS: Lung Injury Score. APACHEII: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation. PEEP: Positive End Expiratory Pressure. M: male. F: female. D: dead. L: alive.