Table 3 Comparisons of demographic parametres, clinical and laboratory characteristics between survivors and non-survivors of ARDS patients

Age(years)

35.8 ± 9.5

37.1 ± 14.2

0.899

Sex(male)

20(44.4)

18(45)

0.745

DM

4(8.89)

12(30)

0.017

APACHE III score

70.4 ± 23.6

72.8 ± 19.1

0.856

PaO2/FiO2(mmHg)

149.5 ± 37.8

143.7 ± 31.9

0.648

Time to diagnosis (days)

3.2 ± 2.7

11.8 ± 4.1

0.002

Time from diagnosis to mechanical ventilation (days)

2.5 ± 3.4

8.6 ± 5.3

0.034

Time from admission to anti-tuberculosis therapy (days)

2.8 ± 1.6

6.9 ± 3.8

0.046

Length of stay in the ICU(days)

19.3 ± 4.9

12.4 ± 3.2

0.267

Length of stay in the hospital(days)

29.4 ± 5.6

17.3 ± 4.2

0.366

ALT (U/L)

56.2 ± 19.6

93.2 ± 22.4

0.038

AST (U/L)

63.8 ± 18.1

118.2 ± 21.4

0.019

ESR(mm/the first hour)

40.0 ± 18.1

40.6 ± 18.9

0.714

D-dimer (g/L)

0.6 ± 0.8

1.8 ± 0.6

0.017

Hemoglobin (g/L)

92.7 ± 14.8

76.2 ± 20.9

0.032

Albumin (g/L)

34.6 ± 3.9

23.9 ± 3.2

0.027