Table 1 Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics of the 42 patients with acute lung injury
Clinical characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
Age | 62 ± 17 |
Sex (male) | 19 (45) |
Primary etiology of ALI/ARDS | Â |
   Pneumonia | 20 |
   Sepsis | 8 |
   Aspiration | 13 |
   TRALI | 1 |
Type of admission | Â |
   Medical | 28 (66) |
   Scheduled surgical | 7 (17) |
   Unscheduled surgical | 7 (17) |
Underlying medical illness | Â |
   Chronic liver disease | 6 (14) |
   Glucocorticoids | 2 (5) |
   Coronary artery disease | 6 (14) |
   Congestive heart failure | 3 (7) |
   Chronic renal insufficiency | 2 (5) |
   Metastatic cancer | 1 (2) |
   Hematologic malignancy | 2 (5) |
   AIDS | 2 (5) |
   Diabetes mellitus | 12 (28) |