Variable | Class 1 ARDS (N = 50) | Class 2 ARDS (N = 50) | Airway controls (N = 50) | P-value Class 1 vs. Class 2 | P-value Class 1 vs. Controls | P-value class 2 vs. Controls |
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Laboratory parameters | ||||||
 WBC, median [IQR], × 109 per liter | 12.8 [9.8, 17.2] | 14.6 [10.4, 19.1] | 10.8 [8.4, 15.3] | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.025 |
 Platelets, median [IQR], × 109 per liter | 192.0 [139.0, 249.0] | 149.5 [70.0, 244.0] | 177.0 [113.0, 238.0] | 0.14 | 0.46 | 0.33 |
 Hgb, median [IQR], g/dL | 9.9 [8.9, 10.9] | 10.1 [8.2, 10.7] | 11.8 [10.2, 13.5] | 0.49 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |
 BUN, median [IQR], mg/dL | 28.5 [15.0, 45.0] | 41.0 [23.0, 54.0] | 18.0 [10.0, 26.0] | 0.041 | 0.0009 | < 0.0001 |
 Creatinine, median [IQR], mg/dL | 1.0 [0.7, 2.0] | 2.6 [1.4, 3.6] | 0.9 [0.6, 1.2] | < 0.0001 | 0.12 | < 0.0001 |
 Glucose, median [IQR], mg/dL | 137.0 [106.5, 170.0] | 137.0 [118.0, 154.0] | 134.0 [107.0, 173.0] | 0.71 | 0.61 | 0.90 |
Mechanical ventilation parameters | ||||||
 PEEP, median [IQR], cm H2O | 10.0 [8.0, 12.0] | 8.0 [5.0, 12.0] | 5.0 [5.0, 5.0] | 0.28 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |
 Plateau Pressure, median [IQR], cm H2O | 26.0 [22.0, 30.0] | 25.0 [21.0, 31.0] | 16.0 [13.0, 18.0] | 0.60 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |
Outcomes | ||||||
 Acute Kidney Injury, N (%) | 20 (40.0) | 36 (72.0) | 11 (22.0) | 0.002 | 0.083 | < 0.001 |
 Duration of intubation, median [IQR], days | 11.0 [7.0, 17.0] | 7.0 [5.0, 12.0] | 4.0 [2.0, 7.0] | 0.014 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |
 ICU LOS, median [IQR], days | 14.0 [9.0, 21.0] | 10.5 [7.0, 18.0] | 5.0 [4.0, 10.0] | 0.069 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |
 VFD, median [IQR], days | 11.0 [0.0, 20.0] | 1.0 [0.0, 22.0] | 24.0 [19.0, 26.0] | 0.96 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |
 Vasopressor Use, N (%) | 33 (66.0) | 37 (74.0) | 8 (16.0) | 0.38 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |
 30 Day mortality, N (%) | 15 (30.0) | 17 (34.0) | 7 (14.0) | 0.83 | 0.090 | 0.034 |
 90 Day mortality, N (%) | 18 (36.0) | 18 (36.0) | 8 (16.0) | > 0.99 | 0.039 | 0.039 |