Table 5.

Mortality

	Case group	Control group
Cause of death	(VAP); n = 49	(no VAP); n = 54
Sepsis with multi-organ failure	6 (12%)	15 (27%)
caused by pancreatitis and
peritonitis
Multi-organ failure without sepsis	1 (2%)	4 (9%)
Trauma of the brain	3 (6%)	3 (5%)
Multiple trauma	-	1 (2%)
Pulmonary embolism	-	1 (2%)
Gas gangrene	1 (2%)	-
Rupture of an aneurysm of the	-	1 (2%)
aorta abdominalis
Total	11	25

VAP, ventilator-associated pneumonia.