Table 2

Clinical characteristics of patients with ARDS
Patient
 Sex
 Weight (kg)
 Age (years)
 Intubation‡ (days)
 Survival (Y/N)
 Main Diagnosis
 PaO2/FiO2M/m* (%)
 AaDO2M/mx§ (mmHg)
Pt1
 F
 48
 86
 24/5
 N
 Gastric ulcer, MOSF†
 221/171
 140/159
Pt2
 M
 95
 27
 11/1
 N
 Polytrauma, MOSF†
 136/82
 423/575
Pt3
 F
 57
 47
 6/0
 N
 Rectal cancer, MOSF†
 145/111
 235/279
Pt4
 M
 88
 69
 33/3
 N
 Sepsis post pancreatectomy
 132/70
 382/482
Pt5
 M
 90
 53
 49/6
 Y
 Politrauma, lung contusions
 153/63
 399/608
Pt6
 M
 69
 59
 6/3
 N
 Gastrectomy, MOSF†.
 82/62.
 555/590
Pt7
 M
 88
 62
 15/1
 Y
 Sepsis
 194/58
 177/605
Pt8
 F
 52
 46
 47/3
 Y
 Cyrrosis, liver transplant
 146/92
 276/396
Pt9
 M
 78
 71
 42/5
 Y
 Candida Pneumonia
 268/187
 158/260
Pt10
 M
 70
 61
 11/4
 N
 Gastric Cancer
 156/87
 214/414
Pt11
 F
 60
 69
 18/0
 N
 Pancreatic Cancer
 118/70
 267/333
Pt12
 M
 88
 74
 13/5
 N
 Pancreatitis
 195/129
 173/227

‡ Intubation = number of days of intubation/days of intubation at the start of the study

† MOSF = Multi Organ System Failure

* PaO2/FiO2 M/m = PaO2/FiO2 ratio Mean/minimum during the study period

§AaDO2M/mx = Alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient Mean/maximum during the study period

Cogo et al. Respiratory Research 2007 8:13   doi:10.1186/1465-9921-8-13