Figure 3.
Predicted probabilities (see formula (7)) of a patient in state 0 developing VAP betweent∗andt∗ + 3days for a patient from the 16 different centers. Predictions given for a men, aged > 62, SAPSII<33, with medicine admission, no chronic diseases, no diabetes, no ARDS, no Trauma, with shock, no acute respiratory failure, no antimicrobials, with inotropes, with enteral and parenteral nutrition.