Table 1 Patient characteristics
Variable | Units | Control | VAP | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 19 | N = 24 | |||||
Age | Mean SD | 49.89 | 23.51 | 53.96 | 16.79 | 0.53 |
Male | N % | 10 | 52.6 | 18 | 75 | 0.21 |
CODP | N % | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16.7 | 0.12 |
Diabetes | N % | 2 | 10.5 | 2 | 8.3 | 1.0 |
Immunosuppression | N % | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 | 1.0 |
Hearth failure | N % | 2 | 10.5 | 1 | 4.2 | 0.58 |
Liver failure | N % | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 | 1.0 |
Renal failure | N % | 1 | 5.3 | 2 | 8.3 | 1.0 |
Apache II | Median IQR | 22 | [17.5–24.5] | 25.5 | [20.75–33] | 0.11 |
SAPS II | Median IQR | 44 | [23.5–50.5] | 57 | [46.75–71] | 0.004 |
SOFA | Median IQR | 6 | [5–8] | 8 | [6–11] | 0.04 |
WBC | Median IQR | 10.4 | [8.3–14.27] | 14.5 | [9.59–16] | 0.15 |
CPIS | Median IQR | 3 | [1–4] | 3 | [1–3.5] | 0.59 |
ICU-LOS | Median IQR | 8 | [6–10] | 19.5 | [14–23.75] | <0.001 |
Hospital-LOS | Median IQR | 21 | [15.5–24] | 30 | [20–43.25] | 0.08 |
Mortality | N % | 0 | 0 | 10 | 41.7 | 0.001 |