Table 1.
Clinical data for ARDS patient with subsequent cognitive impairment
| Length of stay (d) | |
| Hospital | 43 |
| ICU | 39 |
| Rehabilitation unit | 21 |
| Vanderbilt medical ICU admission data | |
| APACHE II Score | 22 |
| PaO2/FiO2 | 93 |
| Other notable findings | |
| Lowest PaO2 (mm Hg) | 70 |
| Highest FiO2 (%) | 1.0 |
| Highest positive end-expiratory pressure (cm H2O) | 18 |
| Duration of mechanical ventilation (d) | 31 |
| Duration of FiO2 >60% (d) | 8 |
| Duration of Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3 (d) | 16 |
| Duration of comaa (d) | 24 |
| Duration of deliriumb (d) | 11 |
| Duration of vasopressors (d) | 13 |
| Average daily dose of fentanyl while comatose (µg) | ~3525 |
| Average daily dose of midazolam while comatose (mg) | ~171 |
| Duration of continuous veno-venous hemodialysis (d) | 11 |
ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; ICU, intensive care unit; APACHE II, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II
a
Coma was defined as a Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale score of −4 or −5.
b
Delirium was defined as either present or absent using the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU.