Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the ALI/ARDS cohort (n = 59)

Age

54 (38–64)

Male gender

45 (76%)

Etiology of ALI/ARDS

 Trauma

19 (32%)

 Pneumonia

11 (19%)

 Aspiration

9 (15%)

 Sepsis

9 (15%)

 Pancreatitis

2 (3%)

 Other/Unknown

9 (15%)

Extravascular lung water index (ml/kg)

11 (9–17)

Chest radiograph score

87.5 (68.75–87.5)

APACHE II score

25 (19-30)

SAPS II score

53 (42-63)

SOFA score

10 (8-12)

Lung injury score

2.5 (2-3)

Respiratory parameters

 PaO₂ / FiO₂

170 (129–202)

 Mean airway pressure

13 (9–16)

 Peak airway pressure

22 (17–25)

 Plateau pressure

22 (17–24)

 Compliance

42 ± 15

 Dead space fraction

0.58 (0.52–0.65)

 Minute ventilation

9 (8–11)

 Tidal volume

500 (427–560)

 Respiratory rate

18 (15–20)

 PEEP

8 (6–10)

Cardiovascular parameters

 Heart rate

94 ± 19

 Systolic blood pressure

116 (104–127)

 Mean arterial pressure

78 (70–84)

 Central venous pressure

12 ± 4