Table 1

Patient characteristics at inclusion and patient outcome
Patient number
 Age (years)
 Sex (F/M)
 Weight (kg)
 EELV (ml)
 PEEP (cmH2O)
 PaO2/ FiO2 (kPa)
 LIS
 Underlying disease
 Cause of acute lung injury
 MV (days)
 Outcome
1
 75
 M
 69
 2284
 10
 36.8
 2.3
 Secondary lung cancer
 Pneumonia
 2
 S
2
 69
 F
 75
 1272
 11
 20.0
 2.5
 Liver cirrhosis, colectomy
 Sepsis, pneumonia
 7
 D
3
 76
 M
 96
 1513
 8
 9.0
 2.7
 AAA, secondary bowel ischaemia
 Sepsis
 2
 S
4
 67
 M
 85
 1309
 9
 19.4
 3.3
 Fasciitis
 Aspiration pneumonia
 5
 D
5
 66
 M
 95
 2245
 10
 19.6
 2.7
 -
 Pneumonia
 2
 S
6
 81
 M
 109
 1639
 13
 23.3
 2.5
 AAA
 SIRS
 3
 S
7
 65
 F
 72
 949
 11
 17.5
 3.0
 TAA
 Sepsis
 3
 S
8
 58
 F
 63
 1233
 15
 15.4
 3.3
 CABG
 Pneumonia
 5
 S
Mean ± SD
 70 ± 7
 3/5
 83 ± 16
 1550 ± 480
 11 ± 2
 20.1 ± 8
 2.8 ± 0.4
 -
 -
 3.6 ± 1.8
 -

The two patients who died did so 22 and 31 days after the study in multiple organ dysfunction syndrome after discontinuation of active life support. AAA, abdominal aortic aneurysm; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft surgery; D, died; EELV, end-expiratory lung volume; LIS, lung injury score; MV, days of mechanical ventilation before measurements; S, survived; SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome; TAA, thoracic aortic aneurysm.

Dyhr et al. Critical Care 2003 7:55   doi:10.1186/cc1844