Table 1

Clinical data of the ARDS patients
Patient
 Age (years)
 Diagnosis
 Ventilator days
 Discharge status
1
 52
 Bilateral pneumonia
 4
 S
2
 44
 Sepsis with MOF
 63
 S
3
 79
 Postoperative MOF
 10
 NS
4
 37
 Bilateral pneumonia
 40
 S
5
 85
 Postoperative MOF
 3
 NS
6
 18
 Postoperative ARDS
 2
 S
7
 54
 Bilateral pneumonia
 5
 S
8
 79
 Postoperative ARDS
 2
 S
9
 62
 Bilateral pneumonia
 5
 NS
10
 60
 Aspiration
 3
 NS
11
 46
 Postoperative ARDS
 3
 S
12
 44
 Bilateral pneumonia
 6
 S
13
 76
 Bilateral pneumonia
 13
 S
14
 22
 Multiple trauma
 2
 S
15
 78
 Bilateral pneumonia
 4
 NS
16
 58
 Postoperative sepsis
 3
 NS
17
 29
 Multiple trauma
 10
 S
18
 63
 Pneumonia
 4
 S
19
 53
 Postoperative sepsis
 26
 S
20
 71
 Postoperative ARDS
 2
 S
21
 31
 Multiple trauma
 3
 S
22
 22
 Multiple trauma
 5
 S
23
 70
 Bilateral pneumonia
 12
 NS
24
 82
 Bilateral pneumonia
 13
 NS
25
 20
 Bilateral pneumonia
 7
 S
Mean
 53
 -
 10
 8/25 NS

Ventilator days were calculated on the day of study. ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; MOF, multi-organ failure; NS, non-survivor; S, survivor.

Rylander et al. Critical Care 2005 9:R165   doi:10.1186/cc3058