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Table 3 Median (range) bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and serum levels (pg/ml) of the measured cytokines and adhesion molecules in all patients (groups A + B + C) whether or not they survived

From: The predictive role of serum and bronchoalveolar lavage cytokines and adhesion molecules for acute respiratory distress syndrome development and outcome

 

BALF

Serum

 

Survivors (n = 38)

Non-survivors (n = 27)

Survivors (n = 38)

Non-survivors (n = 27)

IL-1

215 (0–860)

410 (0–2030)

140 (3–558)

450** (3–908)

TNF-α

170 (0–2600)

222 (0–1428)

194 (94–790)

405* (60–1280)

sICAM-1

1140 (260–4620)

1520 (680–3780)

180 (66–360)

460** (66–1120)

sVCAM

312 (136–792)

356 (52–924)

150 (66–310)

380** (140–900)

  1. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.0001 versus survivors group. Comparisons were done using the Mann-Whitney test. IL-1 = interleukin-1; TNF-α = tumour necrosis factor-alpha; sICAM-1 = serumintercellular adhesion molecule-1; sVCAM = serum vascular adhesion molecule
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Respiratory Research

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