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

Table 4. Hospital Charges & Outcomes of ARDS Patients by Disease Severity.

	Mild ARDS n=67	Moderate ARDS n=86	Severe ARDS n=50	p-value
Total hospital charge ($)	462,417 (264,993-920,018)	489,330 (254,829-773,073)	311,017 (179,427-802,498)	0.35
Charge per day ($)	20,451 (13,398-28,133)	23,994 (14,989-32,768)	33,316 (17,175-120,735)	<0.01
Standard total hospital charge ($)	579,528 (265,617-123,497)	495,013 (265,617-1,014,174)	338,058 (120,735-603,675)	<0.01
Ventilator free days	10 (0-21)	3 (0-15)	0 (0-10)	0.03
ICU days	14 (7-24)	14 (8-24)	10 (4-22)	0.14
Hospital days	24 (11-51)	21 (11-42)	14 (5-25)	0.01
MOF (%)	23%	45%	58%	<0.01
Mortality at 28 days (%)	21%	33%	50%	<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).