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Table 3 Distribution of ultrasound signs in the two studied groups

From: Chest sonography: a useful tool to differentiate acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema from acute respiratory distress syndrome

 

ALI/ARDS (18 pt.)

APE (40 pt.)

p

Sex (n° males)

11 (61%)

25 (62.5%)

0.92 (ns)

Mechanical ventilation (n)

16 (88.8%)

8 (20%)

< 0.0001

AIS

18 (100%)

40 (100%)

ns

Pleural line abnormalities

18 (100%)

10 (25%)

< 0.0001

Reduction or absence of lung sliding

18 (100%)

0

< 0.0001

"Spared areas"

18 (100%)

0

< 0.0001

Consolidations

15 (83.3%)

0

< 0.0001

Pleural effusion

12 (66.6%)

38 (95%)

0.004

"Lung pulse"

9 (50%)

0

< 0.0001