Table 1.
Baseline Demographic and Patient Characteristics for Pregnant Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Requiring Mechanical Ventilation
| Characteristic | Pregnant Patients With ARDS Requiring Mechanical Ventilation (n=2,808) |
|---|---|
| Age (y) | 28.766.6 |
| Length of stay (d) | 7.0 (3.9–12.5) |
| Hospital mortality | 252 (9.0) |
| Race | |
| White | 1,009 (35.9) |
| Black | 612 (22.0) |
| Hispanic | 423 (15.0) |
| Other | 264 (9.3) |
| Missing | 500 (17.8) |
| Insurance coverage | 2,558 (91.2) |
| Hemodialysis need | 109 (3.9) |
| Liver failure | 165 (5.9) |
| Vaginal delivery | 412 (14.7) |
| Delivery by cesarean | 1,154 (41.1) |
| Mechanical ventilation greater than 72 h | 794 (28.4) |
| Gestational diabetes | 138 (4.9) |
| Puerperal infection | 268 (9.6) |
| Septic obstetric emboli | 76 (2.7) |
| Gestational hypertension | 288 (10.2) |
| Eclampsia | 620 (22.1) |
| Tobacco use | 314 (11.2) |
| Multiple gestations | 72 (2.5) |
| TRALI | 12 (0.4) |
| Amniotic fluid embolism | 64 (2.2) |
| Thermal injuries | 27 (1.0) |
| Traumatic injuries | 136 (4.8) |
| Pneumonia | 724 (25.9) |
| Influenza | 102 (3.6) |
| Hospital size | |
| Small | 185 (6.3) |
| Medium | 596 (21.5) |
| Large | 1,997 (72.2) |
| Hospital location and teaching status | |
| Rural | 133 (4.7) |
| Urban nonteaching | 908 (31.8) |
| Urban teaching | 1,767 (63.49) |
| Hospital region | |
| Northeast | 385 (14.3) |
| Midwest | 615 (22.2) |
| South | 1,163 (41.1) |
| West | 645 (22.4) |
ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; TRALI, transfusion-related acute lung injury.
Data are mean±standard deviation, median (interquartile range), or n (%).