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Clinical data of study population. Data is expressed as mean ± SD.
| No. of patients in study | 38 |
|---|---|
| Patients with ALI/ARDS | 26 |
| Age | 62 ± 18 |
| Sex, M/F | 15/23 |
| Apache II score | 14 ± 7 |
| Main pathology | |
| Sepsis | 9 |
| Trauma | 14 |
| Other (liver failure, kidney failure, GI bleed, limb ischemia, abdominal aortic aneurysm, intracranial hemorrhage) | 15 |
| Cause of ARDS (pulmonary/systemic) | 14/12 |
| ICU day for onset of ALI/ARDS | 2 ± 1.83 |
| Outcome (dead/alive) | 8/30 |
