Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients
| Variablea | n = 81 |
|---|---|
| APACHE II, mean ± SEM | 21 ± 0.7 |
| Age, mean ± SEM | 59 ± 1.8 |
| Gender female, N/% | 27/33% |
| Previous immunosuppressionb, N/% | 19/24% |
| Previous antibiotics, N/% | 62/77% |
| SDD, N/% | 30/37% |
| Diabetes mellitus, N/% | 19/24% |
| Causes of intubation | |
| - Acute respiratory failure, N/% | 31/38% |
| - Acute heart failure, N/% | 10/12% |
| - Coma GCS < 7 to 8, N/% | 40/49% |
a Indicates status at time of intubation b Active onco-hematologic disease, solid organ transplantation, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation