Common risk factors a identified in 2579 ARDS patients b | |
Pneumonia | 1683 (65.2) |
Non-pulmonary sepsis | 455 (17.6) |
Aspiration of gastric contents | 402 (15.6) |
Non-cardiogenic shock | 214 (8.3) |
Major trauma | 112 (4.3) |
Blood transfusion | 111 (4.3) |
Pulmonary contusion | 87 (3.4) |
Inhalational injury | 70 (2.7) |
Pancreatitis | 59 (2.3) |
Drug overdose | 51 (2.0) |
Pulmonary vasculitisc | 38 (1.5) |
Burn | 8 (0.3) |
Drowning | 2 (0.1) |
Othersd | 74 (2.9) |
Etiologies for ARDS in 234 patients having no common risk factor identified | |
Interstitial lung disease | 9 (3.8)e |
Drug-induced ARDS | 8 (3.4)f |
Massive hemoptysis | 8 (3.4) |
Pulmonary embolism | 3 (3.4) |
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage | 3 (3.4) |
Alveolar proteinosis | 3 (3.4) |
Miscellaneous | 11 (4.7)g |
No etiology identified | 189 (80.8) |