[Ref.] | Patients n | Lung function on arrival in ICU | Mortality rate % | |||||
LPDG | EC | LPDG | EC | p‐value | LPDG | EC | p‐value | |
27 | 46 | 48 | 370±133# | 310±134# | 0.017 | 6.5§ | 10.4§ | 0.82 |
28 | 57 | 63 | 34±11¶ | 30±10¶ | 0.04 | 8§ | 14.2§ | 0.35 |
29 | 32 | 48 | 159±145+ | 242±265+ | 0.028 | 6§ | 12§ | 0.36 |
30 | 50 | 50 | 234±20+ | 309±19+ | 0.001 | 7.7ƒ | 18.7ƒ | 0.01 |
ICU: intensive care unit
#: arterial oxygen tension/inspiratory oxygen fraction
¶: lung compliance mL·mmHg−1
+: alveolar arterial oxygen gradient
§: 30‐day mortality rate
ƒ: 1‐yr mortality rate