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Demographic characteristics and major clinical information of patients with ALI/ARDS |
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| ALI/ARDS (n = 18) |
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| AGE (y) |
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| Mean ± SD |
68 ± 11.2 |
| Range |
47–80 |
| Sex (no. of patients) |
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| M |
11 |
| F |
7 |
| Cause of ALI/ARDS (no. of patients) |
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| Acute pancreatitis |
3 |
| Sepsis |
10 |
| Fat embolism |
1 |
| Aspiration |
2 |
| Pneumonia |
2 |
| ALI |
3 |
| ARDS |
15 |
| Mechanical ventilation |
16 |
| Non invasive ventilation |
2 |
Copetti et al. Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2008 6:16 doi:10.1186/1476-7120-6-16 |
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