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Table 2 Relevant associated conditions of the Sepsis and ARDS groups

From: Lung tissue expression of epithelial injury markers is associated with acute lung injury severity but does not discriminate sepsis from ARDS

Relevant Associated Conditions*, n (%)

Sepsis (n = 30)

ARDS (n = 47)

Extrapulmonary Infection

27 (90%)

20 (42.6%)

Bronchopneumonia

5 (16.7%)

25 (53.2%)

 

Bacterial

5 (16.7%)

14 (29.8%)

 

Influenza H1N1

0

6 (12.8%)

 

Pneumocystosis**

0

2 (4.3%)

 

Cytomegalovirus

0

2 (4.3%)

 

Respiratory syncytial virus

0

1 (2.1%)

 

Aspergillosis

0

1 (2.1%)

Acute renal failure

10 (33.3%)

26 (55.3%)

Cardiovascular diseases

7 (23.3%)

11 (23.4%)

Liver diseases

7 (23.3%)

9 (19.1%)

Neurologic diseases

4 (13.3%)

4 (8.5%)

Gastrointestinal bleeding

3 (10%)

4 (8.5%)

Pulmonary thromboembolism

2 (6.7%)

4 (8.5%)

  1. *Some patients may have more than one associated condition. **One case tested positive for Pneumocystis jiroveci and for Cytomegalovirus in bronchoalveolar lavage