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