Research Article
Predictive Value of Combined LIPS and ANG-2 Level in Critically Ill Patients with ARDS Risk Factors
Table 2
Baseline characteristics of patients who received prior therapy and those who did not.
| Variable | Group A () | Group B () | value |
| Age, yr | 62.9 ± 18.1 | 56.0 ± 20.8 | 0.028 | Male | 72 (77.4%) | 45 (69.2%) | 0.248 | Primary diagnosis at admission | | | 0.018 | Respiratory | 56 (60.2%) | 34 (52.3%) | 0.323 | Trauma | 17 (18.3%) | 20 (30.8%) | 0.068 | Acute abdominal disease | 2 (2.2%) | 6 (9.2%) | 0.046 | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation | 2 (2.2%) | 2 (3.1%) | 0.715 | Operation | 9 (9.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.011 | Other | 7 (7.5%) | 3 (4.6%) | 0.460 | Predisposing conditions | | | | Category | | | 0.088 | Shock | 8 (8.6%) | 4 (6.2%) | 0.568 | Sepsis | 40 (43.0%) | 17 (26.2%) | 0.030 | Pancreatitis | 2 (2.2%) | 4 (6.2%) | 0.195 | Pneumonia | 79 (84.9%) | 41 (63.1%) | 0.002 | High-risk surgery | 3 (3.2%) | 1 (1.5%) | 0.506 | Trauma | 16 (17.2%) | 20 (30.8%) | 0.046 | Number | | | 0.563 | Include 1 factor: n (%) | 42 (45.2%) | 34 (52.3%) | 0.376 | Include 2 factors: n (%) | 39 (41.9%) | 24 (36.9%) | 0.527 | Include 3 factors: n (%) | 10 (10.8%) | 7 (10.8%) | 0.997 | Include 4 factors: n (%) | 2 (2.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.234 | APACHE2 score | 15.9 ± 6.6 | 15.6 ± 6.6 | 0.743 | LIPS | 5.1 ± 2.2 | 4.2 ± 1.8 | 0.017 | 60-day outcome | 23 (24.7%) | 14 (21.5%) | 0.641 | Morbidity of ARDS | 26 (28.0%) | 19 (29.2%) | 0.861 |
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Group A: patients who had received therapy before admission; group B: patients who had not received therapy before admission. , . |