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Factors associated with duration of mechanical ventilation longer than median (14 days) in patients with (cases) and without (controls) ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis |
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| Factor |
Univariate analysis |
Multivariate analysis |
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| Number of patients (n = 110) |
Number of patients with MV duration ≥ 14 days (%) |
P |
OR (95% CI) |
P |
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| Renal failure on ICU admission |
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| Yes |
24 |
18 (75) |
0.002 |
4.9 (1.6–14.6) |
0.004 |
| No |
86 |
34 (39) |
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| Tracheostomy |
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| Yes |
17 |
13 (76) |
0.009 |
4.0 (1.1–14.5) |
0.032 |
| No |
93 |
39 (41) |
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| VAT related to multidrug-resistant bacteria |
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| Yes |
31 |
22 (70) |
0.002 |
- |
- |
| No |
79 |
30 (37) |
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| VAT |
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| Yes |
55 |
35 (63) |
0.001 |
3.5 (1.5–8.3) |
0.004 |
| No |
55 |
17 (30) |
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CI, confidence interval; ICU, intensive care unit; MV, mechanical ventilation; OR, odds ratio; VAT, ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis. | |||||
Nseir et al. Critical Care 2005 9:R238 doi:10.1186/cc3508 |
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