Table 1.
Patient demographics | Pulmonary ARDS | Extrapulmonary ARDS |
---|---|---|
Number of patients | 12 | 4 |
Average age, years | 63 | 66 |
SAPS II | 47 | 39 |
Organ failureb | 2.5 | 1.75 |
PaO2/FiO2 ratio at time 0, mmHg | 99 | 97.5 |
Deaths, n | 5 | 2 |
Diagnosis, n | ||
Pneumonia | 9 | |
Aspiration | 3 | |
Acute pancreatitis | 4 |
aARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; SAPS II, Simplified Acute Physiology Score II; PaO2/FiO2 ratio, ratio of arterial oxygen partial pressure to fraction of inspired oxygen. bOrgan Dysfunction and/or Infection score was used to quantify the number of organ failures.