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Fine and Gray multivariate analysis of factors associated with 30-day mortality after VAP diagnosis (n = 192). The five variables selected on the basis of univariate analyses (n = 192). |
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| Predictor |
Parameter estimate |
SHR |
CI |
p value |
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| Enter method |
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| MDR aetiology |
0.33 |
1.39 |
0.77 to 2.50 |
0.28 |
| ARDS before VAP |
0.42 |
1.52 |
0.83 to 2.79 |
0.18 |
| RRT before VAP |
0.79 |
2.20 |
1.18 to 4.13 |
0.01 |
| Charlson index of comorbidity |
0.18 |
1.20 |
1.02 to 1.40 |
0.04 |
| Shock on ICU admission |
0.55 |
1.73 |
0.96 to 3.12 |
0.07 |
| Forward and backward stepwise |
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| RRT before VAP |
0.99 |
2.69 |
1.18 to 4.28 |
0.001 |
| Charlson index of comorbidity |
0.19 |
1.21 |
1.03 to 1.41 |
0.02 |
| Shock on ICU admission |
0.62 |
1.73 |
1.03 to 3.35 |
0.04 |
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ARDS = adult respiratory distress syndrome; CI = confidence interval; ICU = intensive care unit; MDR = multidrug resistant pathogen; RRT = renal replacement therapy; SHR = subdistribution hazard ratio; VAP = ventilator-associated pneumonia. | ||||
Depuydt et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R142 doi:10.1186/cc7119 |
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