Research Article
Etiology and Outcomes of ARDS in a Rural-Urban Fringe Hospital of South India
Table 2
Characteristics of patients based on Berlin definition—demographics, laboratory investigations (means), complications, and hospital course.
| ARDS according to Berlin definition | Mild () (PaO2/FiO2 = 201–300 mmHg) | Moderate () (PaO2/FiO2 = 101–200 mmHg) | Severe () (PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 100 mmHg) |
| Age (years) | | | | Female sex (%) | 9 (37.5) | 18 (54.5) | 2 (50) | Duration of illness (days) | 6 | 4 | 3 | Heart rate (beats/min) | | | | Mean arterial pressure (mmHg) | | | | pH | | | | pO2 (mmHg) | | | | HCO3 (mmol/L) | | | | FiO2 (%) | | | | ARDS at presentation (%) | 22 (91.6) | 21 (63.6) | 3 (75) | Total leukocyte count (×103/L) | | | | Platelets (×103/L) | | | | ESR (mm) | | | | Albumin (g/dL) | | | | Urea (mmol/L) | | | | Creatinine (µmol/L) | | | | Glomerular filtration rate | | | | Glasgow coma scale (median) | 14 | 10 | 8 | Infectious etiology (%) | 18 (75) | 26 (78.7) | 2 (50) | Tropical infections (%) | 10 (41.6) | 5 (15.1) | 1 (25) | Direct lung injury (%) | 20 (83.3) | 22 (66.6) | 3 (75) | APACHE II score | | | | SOFA score | | | | Mechanical ventilation (%) | 5 (20.8) | 30 (90.9) | 4 (100) | Days ventilated | | | | Inotrope use (%) | 5 (20.8) | 20 (60.6) | 4 (100) | Duration of stay (days) | | | | Nonsurvival (%) | 4 (16.6) | 14 (42.4) | 4 (100) |
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APACHE: acute physiology and chronic health evaluation; SOFA: sequential organ failure assessment score; ARDS: acute respiratory distress syndrome; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
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