Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of men and women with acute pulmonary edema
| HYDROSTATIC EDEMA |
ACUTE LUNG INJURY |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | P value | Men | Women | P value | |
| N=36 | N=33 | N=47 | N=34 | |||
| Age (years) | 59 (35–68) | 54 (34–72) | 0.91 | 50 (32–66) | 46 (29–59) | 0.37 |
| Sepsis (%) | 8 | 6 | 1.00 | 46 | 44 | 1.00 |
| Pneumonia (%) | 16 | 9 | 0.48 | 39 | 28 | 0.34 |
| SAPS II | 42 (32–49) | 42 (32–49) | 0.63 | 49 (35–68) | 44 (32–53) | 0.17 |
| LIS | 2.7 (2.3–3.0) | 2.7 (1.9–3.0) | 0.64 | 3.0 (2.3–3.3) | 2.7 (2.3–3.3) | 0.48 |
| TV (mL/kg) | 10.7 (9.4–12.5) | 11.4 (9.8–12.7) | 0.25 | 11.8 (9.6–13.1) | 11.1 (7.5–13.6) | 0.81 |
| Fluid Bal (L) | −0.5 (−2.4–0.9) | 0.5 (−1.7–2.1) | 0.26 | 1.2 (−0.9–3.6) | 0.7 (−0.5–2.3) | 0.82 |
| Vent free days | 23 (2–27) | 21 (0–26) | 0.13 | 0 (0–23) | 7 (0–22) | 0.66 |
| ICU free days | 19 (0–25) | 0 (0–23) | 0.12 | 0 (0–21) | 0 (0–20) | 0.69 |
Data expressed as median (IQR) except as noted. SAPS II = simplified acute physiology score [22], LIS = lung injury score [21], TV = tidal volume corrected for actual body weight. Vent free days = days alive and free of unassisted ventilation during the 28 days after enrollment. ICU free days = days alive and free of the ICU during the 28 days after enrollment.