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. 2014 Mar 26;18(2):R53. doi: 10.1186/cc13799

Table 2.

Primary and secondary end points

 
Before (9 mo)
Training (10 mo)
AAS (13 mo)
Inclinometer (7 mo)
Oral care (5 mo)
During (35 mo)
P value
  Pts: 401 Pts: 453 Pts: 545 Pts: 294 Pts: 242 Pts: 1,534
Median length of ICU stay in days (IQR)
4 (2-7)
5 (3-7)
4 (3-6.5)
4 (2-7)
4 (3-6)
4 (3-7)
0.47
Median days on MV (IQR)
1 (1-1)
1 (1-1)
1 (1-1)
1 (1-1)
1 (1-1)
1 (1-1)
0.37
Mean days on VM (SD)
4.1 (11.9)
2.7 (5.7)
3.1 (8.9)
2.4 (4.6)
3.1 (9.1)
2.8 (7.4)
0.05
VAP/1,000 days of MV
23.9
14.8
17.8
4.8
10.9
13.5
0.005
Mean days of MV/1,000 days of stay (SD)
507 (128)
412 (103)
359 (85)
342 (99)
390 (77)
375 (93)
0.001
Primary cost of antimicrobial/1,000 days of stay
€70,612
€94,839
€39,564
€30,153
€34,671
€52,775
0.10
Mortality (%) 52 (13.0) 56 (10.4) 56 (10.3) 21 (7.1) 23 (9.5) 156 (10.2) 0.10

MV, mechanical ventilation, Pts, patients.