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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population patients, ventilation settings, blood gas exchange and hemodynamic

From: Clinical performance of lung ultrasound in predicting ARDS morphology

Variables

Overall (N = 47)

Training set (N = 25)

Validation set (N = 22)

Age (years)

52 (44–63)

57 (50–65)

48 (41–58)

PBW (kg)

64 (57–71)

65 (57–71)

64 (58–70)

Gender (M/F)

31/16

17/8

14/8

Risk factors for ARDS—N (%)

   

 Pneumonia

42 (89)

24 (85)

21 (96)

 Non-pulmonary sepsis

2 (4)

2 (7)

0 (0)

 Pancreatitis

3 (6)

2 (7)

1 (4)

SAPS II score

36 (29–45)

34 (27–44)

39 (29–47)

SOFA score

8 (7–11)

8 (7–11)

9 (7–11)

TV/PBW (mL/kg)

6.6 (5.9–7.8)

6.9 (6.0–7.9)

6.4 (5.8–7.5)

PEEPtot (cmH2O)

14 (11–15)

13 (10–15)

14 (12–16)

Pplat (cmH2O)

25 (23–27)

25 (23–27)

25 (20–26)

FiO2

0.6 (0.5–0.8)

0.6 (0.5–0.8)

0.5 (0.45–0.7)

Blood gas exchange

   

 pH

7.41 (7.35–7.46)

7.41 (7.35–7.45)

7.39 (7.35–7.46)

 PaO2/FiO2

166 (109–232)

156 (108–233)

178 (114–240)

 PaCO2

48 (41–52)

48 (41–52)

48 (42–50)

 Lactate

1.7 (1.3–2.2)

1.7 (1.3–2.6)

1.6 (1.2–1.8)

MAP (mmHg)

83 (75–89)

82 (73–88)

84 (77–94)

HR (bpm)

89 (77–98)

91 (81–98)

86 (77–100)

  1. PBW: predicted body weight; TV: tidal volume; RR: respiratory rate; PEEP: positive end-expiratory pressure; Pplat: plateau pressure; FiO2: fraction of inspired oxygen; PaO2: partial pressure of oxygen (arterial blood); PaCO2: partial pressure of carbon dioxide (arterial blood); MAP: mean arterial pressure; HR: heart rate