Author | Derdak40 | Eisner41 | Gattinoni42 | ARDS network43 | Ely44 | Lagneau45 |
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Subjects | All comers ARDS | Pneumonia ARDS | All comers ARDS | All comers ARDS | ARDS network (age <70) | Pa02/FiO2 < 200 |
Intervention | Ventilation-controlled or high frequency | Tidal volume 12 ml/kg or 6 ml/kg | Supine vs. prone | Placebo vs. ketoconazole | Tidal volume 12 ml/kg or 6 ml/kg | Cisatracurium 0/4 twitches or 2/4 twitches |
# of subjects | 147 | 320 | 304 | 234 | 729 | 102 |
Mean age (yrs) | 49 | 51 | 58 | 53 | 46 | 56 |
Severity of illness | 22** | 84*** | 40* | 81*** | 73*** | 41* |
Pa02/FiO2 | 113 | 133 | 127 | 145 | 130 | |
ICU days | 19 | |||||
Days on ventilator | 21 | 10 | ||||
In-hospital mortality | 35% | 45% | ||||
% with unassisted breathing at 1 mth | 57% | 59% | ||||
10 day mortality | 25%, 21% | |||||
30 day mortality | 52%, 37% | 25% | ||||
6 mth mortality | 59%, 47% | 36% | 59%, 63% | 30% | ||
Ventilator free days in first 28 days | 10 | |||||
reintubation | 7.5% |