Group A 1993–1995 | Group B 2006–2009 | p-value | |
Sepsis | 60 (39) | 155 (74) | <0.01 |
Pulmonary | 18 (14) | 72 (34) | <0.01 |
Nonpulmonary | 32 (25) | 83 (40) | <0.01 |
Post-operative shock | 30 (23) | 20 (9) | <0.01 |
Trauma | 18 (14) | 11 (5) | <0.01 |
Aspiration | 5 (4) | 6 (3) | 0.42 |
Pancreatitis | 4 (3) | 4 (2) | 0.37 |
Multiple transfusions | 9 (7) | 3 (1) | <0.01 |
Neurogenic | 8 (6) | 3 (1) | 0.01 |
Others | 4 (3) | 5 (2) | 0.45 |
Data are presented as n (% of ARDS patients), unless otherwise stated.