Comparison of primary and secondary outcomes between the cut-off value showing extent of fibroproliferative changes on high-resoluiton CT at the onset of ARDS
| Variable | High-resolution CT score | p Value | |
| <210 (n=47) | ≥210 (n=38) | ||
| 60-day mortality (%) | 19.1 | 57.9 | <0.0001 |
| No. of hospital death | 9 | 22 | |
| Causes of death | |||
| Multiple organ failure | 8 | 18 | |
| Respiratory failure | 1 | 4 | |
| No. of ventilator-free days at day 28 | 14.3±7.6 | 5.1±8.0 | <0.0001 |
| No. of organ failure-free days | |||
| Cardiovascular failure | 22.4±8.1 | 16.1±10.9 | 0.009 |
| Coagulation abnormalities | 23.0±8.9 | 17.8±10.4 | 0.017 |
| Hepatic failure | 23.3±8.2 | 19.6±9.5 | 0.11 |
| Renal failure | 21.7±10.9 | 19.6±9.6 | 0.29 |
| No. of incidence of barotraumas (%) | 3 (6.4) | 8 (21.1) | 0.056 |
| No. of ventilator-associated pneumonia (%) | 16 (34.0) | 20 (52.6) | 0.13 |
Plus or minus values are mean ± SD. Continuous variables with non-normal distribution were compared with the use of Mann–Whitney U test and categorical variables with Fisher's exact test.
ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome.