... statistics were generated for the ARDS and No ARDS groups Continuous data were summarized as mean and standard deviation, and the Student t test was employed when comparisons of means between the ... responsible for the study design, data analyses, and data interpretation All authors read and approved the final manuscript Acknowledgements 17 18 19 20 The Crit study and the current analyses were ... Health Evaluation II; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; ICU, intensive care unit; SD, standard deviation; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Page of (page number not for citation...