CRP and acute respiratory distress syndrome: Patients with ARDS had significantly higher CRP (176 mg/L [IQR: 133–270] vs 141 mg/L [IQR: 88–187], p = 0.0122), and higher d-dimers (1.843 mg/L [IQR: 0.579–7.134] vs 0.771 mg/L [IQR: 0.535–1.374], p = 0.0472), had greater lung parenchyma involvement assessed by the CT score (4 [4, 5] vs 3 [2–4], p = 0.0016) and stay hospitalized for longer than non-ARDS group (25 days [IQR: 14–38] vs 12 days [IQR: 7–17], p < 0.0001).