Table 1. Patient characteristics.
| Patients From Whom Edema Fluid Samples Were Obtained |
Patients From Whom Lung Tissue Was Obtained For Immunohistochemistry |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | ALI/ARDS (n = 39) | Hydrostatic (n = 23) | ALI/ARDS (n = 6) | No ALI/ARDS (n = 6) |
| Male, n (%) | 17 (44%) | 13 (57%) | 4 (73%) | 1 (16%) |
| Caucasian, n (%) | 28 (72%) | 12 (52%) | 6 (100%) | 6 (100%) |
| Age years, means (SD) | 39 (16) | 54 (20) | 41 (16) | 53 (20) |
| Current smoker, n (%) | 6 (15%) | 7 (30%) | 1 (16%) | 1 (16%) |
| Lung injury score, means (SD) | 3.0 (0.7) | 2.6 (0.7) | 3.6 (0.5) | 1.5 (1.2) |
| Tidal volume, ml/kg, means (SD) | 10.4 (3.1) | 10.2 (2.4) | ||
| SAPSII, means (SD) | 47 (21) | 40 (16) | 62 (15) | 49 (18) |
| Ventilator-free days, means (SD) | 8 (10) | 17 (10) | ||
| Hospital mortality, n (%) | 20 (51%) | 5 (22%)* | 6 (100%) | 6 (100%) |