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Impact of antibiotic treatment on outcomes of patients with ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis |
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| Outcome |
Antibiotic treatment |
Pa |
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| Adequate (n = 12) |
Inadequate (n = 43) |
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| Duration of mechanical ventilation (days) |
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| Median (range) |
17.0 (3–95) |
18.5 (3–58) |
0.833 |
| Mean ± SD |
18.8 ± 9.7 |
22.3 ± 17.2 |
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| Length of ICU stay (days) |
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| Median (range) |
22.0 (5–95) |
25.0 (6–62) |
0.344 |
| Mean ± SD |
24.8 ± 14.5 |
30.5 ± 16.8 |
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| ICU mortality (n [%]) |
5 (41) |
11 (25) |
0.178 |
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Inadequate antibiotic treatment was given for infectious diseases other than ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis. 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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