Table 1.
Patient Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes
| Age, yr | 52 ± 14 |
| M | 8 (42) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 57 ± 12 |
| Underlying cause of ARDS | |
| Septic shock | 10 (53) |
| Due to pneumonia | 5 |
| Due to skin infection | 5 |
| Pneumonia | 4 (21) |
| Trauma and/or postsurgery status | 5 (26) |
| Vasoactive drugs at study onset | 12 (63) |
| APACHE II score | 22 ± 8 |
| Creatinine, mg/dl | 2.3 ± 1.3 |
| Reintubation | 4 (21) |
| Tracheostomy | 5 (26) |
| Pneumothorax | 0 (0) |
| Ventilator free, d | 16 ± 11 |
| ICU LOS, d | 12 ± 6 |
| Hospital LOS, d | 22 ± 11 |
| 28-d mortality | 3 (16) |
Definition of abbreviations: APACHE II = Acute Physiologic and Chronic Health Evaluation II; ARDS = acute respiratory distress syndrome; BMI = body mass index; LOS = length of stay.
N = 19 patients. Data are presented as the mean ± SD, n, or n (%).