. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 Jul;85(1):148–154. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000001926

Table 3. Hospital Charges & Outcomes for those without and with ARDS.

	No ARDS n=1349 (87%)	ARDS n=203 (13%)	p-value
Total hospital charge ($)	106,430 (49,453-225,623)	450,888 (224,901-827,5290)	<0.01
Charge per day ($)	23,514 (17,389-31,291)	24,446 (14,989-34,044)	0.66
Standard total hospital charge ($)	96,588 (48,294-265,617)	434,646 (21,7323-990,027)	<0.01
Ventilator free days	27 (25-28)	3 (0-17)	<0.01
ICU days	2 (0-4)	14 (6-23)	<0.01
Hospital days	4 (2-11)	18 (9-41)	<0.01
MOF (%)	3%	41%	<0.01
Mortality at 28 days (%)	10%	33%	<0.01

Data are mean +/- SD, median (inter-quartile range), or n (%) as indicated. Data for skewed variables reported as median with inter-quartile ranges. Ventilator free days are counted for the first 28 days of hospitalization. Subjects who expired received 0 ventilator free days. Intensive care unit (ICU); multiple organ failure (MOF).