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. 2012 Dec 11;16(6):R232. doi: 10.1186/cc11898

Table 2.

Underlying conditions and mechanism for patients with acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome

Sepsis (n) 128
 Respiratory 83
 Abdomen 26
 Urinary tract 5
 Soft tissue 3
 Others 11
Non-infectious condition (n) 79
 Trauma 11
 Surgery 8
 Burn 7
 Respiratory diseases 10
 Gastrointestinal diseases 5
 Central nervous system 4
 Severe acute pancreatitis 3
 Vascular diseases 2
 Others 29
Direct or indirect lung injury
 Direct injury 125
 Indirect injury 82