Study patients had a mean age of 59 ± 17 (± standard deviation) years; 70% were male, mean ICU length of stay was 11 ± 15 days, mean APACHE II score after 24 hours was 19 ± 10. Initial, maximum and mean (sum of daily SOFA scores divided through days of ICU stay) SOFA scores correlated well with mortality in the ICU (25.7%).
Mean ASA concentration over the entire perfusion period was 1.1 μg/mL, synovial concentrations decreased from the initial maximum concentration of 2 μg/mL to 0.9 μg/mL 3 h after "systemic" administration.
Predrill initial maximum horizontal stress.
The mean initial visual acuity was 20/50.
Mean initial biomass per worm (mg) Max.
Our data are inconsistent with previous ARDS studies that reported the prognostic value of initial, mean, or maximum EVLWi value [14],[14],[14],[14].
Our data are inconsistent with previous ARDS studies that reported the prognostic value of initial, mean, or maximum EVLWi value [ 14],[ 16],[ 19],[ 21].
We compared initial, mean and maximum rSO2 values as well as the increase in rSO2 and the percentage of ALS time spent below a rSO2 value of 30%.
Although no significant differences were found in initial, mean, or maximum EVLWi, Δ-EVLWi was significantly higher (i.e., more reduction in EVLWi) in survivors than in non-survivors (3.0 vs. −0.3 mL/kg, p = 0.006).
Δ-EVLWi, reduction in extravascular lung water index from day 2 to day 0; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; Δ-SOFA, reduction in SOFA score from day 2 to day 0. The current study suggested that change in EVLWi during the first 48 h - and not initial, mean, or maximum EVLWi value - was associated with 28-day survival.
