Comparison of quantitative computed tomography analysis and single-indicator thermodilution to measure pulmonary edema in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients

Patient no.	Cause of ARDS	Sex	Age (yr)	PaO ₂/FiO ₂(mmHg)	Crs (ml/cmH ₂O)	APACHE II score	SOFA score	MVtime (day)	Pleural fluid
1	Pneumonia	Male	60	58.00	13.24	19	9	4	No
2	Abdomen infection	Male	52	98.33	20.50	9	6	2	No
3	Pneumonia	Female	32	49.00	19.57	12	5	<1	No
4	Pneumonia	Male	58	75.41	30.00	11	6	<1	Yes
5	Multiple trauma	Male	56	98.36	34.90	21	7	2	Yes
6	Multiple trauma	Male	36	148.00	27.30	28	13	<1	Yes
7	Pneumonia	Female	19	100.00	37.50	10	10	4	No
8	Pneumonia	Male	78	185.00	30.00	14	6	5	Yes
9	Abdomen infection	Male	63	190.57	31.76	28	8	2	Yes
10	Pneumonia	Male	32	36.00	16.76	16	5	<1	No
Mean		8 Males/2 Females	48.6	103.87	26.15	16.80	7.50
SD			18.08	54.42	8.15	7.04	2.55

APACHE II: Acute Physiology And Chronic Health EvaluationII; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; Crs, respiratory system compliance; MVtime, time of mechanical ventilation before study enrolment; SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.

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