Table 2 Clinical Characteristics of Patients with ALI (N = 37).

From: Dramatic increases in blood glutamate concentrations are closely related to traumatic brain injury-induced acute lung injury

Variables (Units)

TBI-ALI (N = 21)

MPT-ALI (N = 16)

Age, y

46 (33–55)

41 (30–58)

Male, N (%)

10 (46.7)

10 (62.5)

GCS/AIS-ISS

11 (6–14)

13.8 (10.3–20.9)

PaO2 (<60 mmHg), n (%)

13 (61.9)

12 (75.0)

PaCO2 (>50 mmHg), n (%)

11 (52.4)

10 (62.5)

Spo2 (%)

90 (85–94)

89 (88–95)

PaO2/FiO2 ratio, n (%)

   200~300

5 (23.8)

4 (25.0)

   100~200

7 (33.3)

6 (37.5)

  <100

9 (42.9)

6 (37.5)

 PAWP

12 (8–15)

11 (7–13)

 Chest imaging (X-ray/CT)

21/18

16/12

Diagnosis after admission, n (%)

   Within 24 h

15 (71.4)

9 (56.3)

   24–48 h

6 (28.6)

7 (43.7)

 PEEP (cmH2O)

8 (6–12)

7 (5–10)

 Length of ventilation, d

12 (9–16)

9 (7–13)

 Length of hospital stay, d

29 (21–45)

25 (23–39)

 Death in hospital, n (%)

3 (14.3)

2 (12.5)

  1. Data are presented as numbers (%) or medians (interquartile range). AIS-ISS, Abbreviated Injury Scale-Injury Severity Score; ALI, acute lung injury; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; MPT, multiple peripheral trauma; PAWP, pulmonary artery wedge pressure; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure; TBI, traumatic brain injury.
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