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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Mar;129(3):530–535. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001907

Table 2.

Case Mortality Rates for Various Causes of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Mechanically Ventilated Pregnant Patients

Mechanically Ventilated Pregnant Patients With ARDS
Mortality Rate for ARDS Precipitators in Mechanically Ventilated
Who Died In-Hospital With Comorbidity
Pregnant Patients
Pneumonia 57 724 8.0 (6.0–9.9)
Influenza 18 102 17.9 (11.1–24.7)
Traumatic injuries 13 136 9.9 (4.4–15.4)
Thermal injuries   4   27 15.3 (2.4–28.0)
Amniotic fluid embolism 12   63 18.8 (10.7–27.0)
Septic obstetric emboli 15   76 19.9 (12.3–27.4)
Eclampsia 49 619 7.9 (5.7–10.0)
Puerperal infection 45 268 16.8 (12.1–21.5)
TRALI   0   12 0 (0–0)

ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; TRALI, transfusion-related acute lung injury. Data are n or % (95% confidence interval).