Table 6.
Comparison between pulmonary and non-pulmonary groups in sepsis‐associated ARDS
| Variable | Pulmonary ARDS (n = 53) |
Non-pulmonary ARDS (n = 126) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex(female/male) | 14 (26.4%)/39 (73.6%) | 31 (24.6%)/95 (75.4%) | 0.799 |
| Age (years) | 70 (55, 80) | 64 (53, 72.75) | 0.017 |
| History of smoking | 14 (26.4%) | 18 (14.3%) | 0.130 |
| Septic shock | 39 (73.6%) | 79 (62.7%) | 0.161 |
| APACHE II | 17 (13, 22) | 15.5 (12, 20) | 0.063 |
| SOFA | 10 (7, 12) | 9 (7.25, 11) | 0.158 |
| PaO2/FiO2 | 126.0 (90, 167.5) | 171.525 (137.26, 202.25) | < 0.001 |
| Length of mechanical ventilation (hours) | 170 (46, 375) | 105.5 (40.25, 203.5) | 0.013 |
| Length of ICU stay (days) | 11 (4, 27) | 7 (4, 12) | 0.007 |
| Length of hospital stay (days) | 27 (12, 40) | 20 (12, 32) | 0.082 |
| ICU mortality rate (%) | 21 (39.6%) | 21 (16.7%) | 0.001 |
| Hospital mortality rate (%) | 21 (39.6%) | 22 (17.5%) | 0.002 |
| 28-day mortality rate (%) | 33 (62.3%) | 42 (33.3%) | < 0.001 |
| 90-day mortality rate (%) | 34 (64.2%) | 44 (34.9%) | < 0.001 |
Significant P values are in bold form. ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; APACHE II, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment; ICU, department of intensive care unit