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Outcomes of patients with (cases) and patients without (controls) ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis |
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| Outcome |
Cases (n = 55) |
Controls (n = 55) |
Pa |
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| Duration of mechanical ventilation (days) |
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| Median (range) |
17.0 (3–95) |
8.0 (3–61) |
<0.001 |
| Mean ± SD |
21.6 ± 16.0 |
13.3 ± 13.1 |
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| Length of ICU stay (days) |
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| Median (range) |
24.5 (5–95) |
12.0 (4–74) |
<0.001 |
| Mean ± SD |
28.0 ± 15.7 |
17.6 ± 16.6 |
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| ICU mortality (n [%]) |
16 (29) |
20 (36) |
0.294 |
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aResults by univariate analysis. ICU, intensive care unit; SD, standard deviation. | |||
Nseir et al. Critical Care 2005 9:R238 doi:10.1186/cc3508 |
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