Table 1.
Characteristics of patients with VAP in an SICU
| Patient characteristics | All (n=150) |
Death (n=46) |
Survived (n=104) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (%) | 106 (70.7) | 31 (67.4) | 75 (72.1) | 0.56 |
| Age in years (SD) | 52.6 (20.7) | 59.6 (19.0) | 49.5 (20.8) | <0.01 |
| APACHE II score (SD) | 19.7 (4.0) | 21.6 (4.0) | 18.7 (3.8) | <0.01 |
| ICU LOS in days, median (IQR) | 19.0 (13–34) | 24.5 (11–39) | 17.0 (13–28.5) | 0.21 |
| Hospital LOS in days, median (IQR) | 26.0 (16–43) | 26.0 (13–42) | 26.0 (16–43.5) | 0.44 |
| Type of patients, n (%) | ||||
| Non-trauma | 56 (37.3) | 27 (58.7) | 29 (27.9) | <0.01 |
| General | 31 (20.7) | 18 (39.1) | 13 (12.5) | |
| Vascular | 18 (12.0) | 6 (13.0) | 12 (11.5) | |
| Thoracic (non-cardiac) | 7 (4.7) | 3 (6.5) | 4 (3.9) | |
| Trauma | 94 (62.7) | 19 (41.3) | 75 (72.1) | |
| Neurosurgical | 73 (48.7) | 11 (23.9) | 62 (59.6) | |
| Non-neurosurgical | 21 (14.0) | 8 (17.4) | 13 (12.5) | |
| Comorbidities, n (%) | ||||
| Diabetics | 13 (8.7) | 6 (13.0) | 7 (6.7) | 0.22 |
| Hypertension | 9 (6.0) | 4 (8.7) | 5 (4.8) | |
| Cardiovascular | 16 (10.7) | 4 (8.7) | 12 (11.5) | |
| Chronic lung disease | 8 (5.3) | 5(10.9) | 3 (2.9) | |
| Cirrhosis | 4 (2.7) | 3 (6.5) | 1 (1.0) | |
| Others | 6 (4.0) | 2 (4.3) | 4 (3.8) | |
| Cause of intubation, n (%) | ||||
| Postoperative | 33 (22.0) | 11 (23.9) | 22 (21.2) | <0.01 |
| Alteration of consciousness | 73 (48.7) | 10 (21.7) | 63 (60.6) | |
| Severe sepsis | 13 (8.7) | 8 (17.4) | 5 (4.8) | |
| Hypovolemic shock | 13 (8.7) | 6 (13.1) | 7 (6.7) | |
| Pulmonary edema | 5 (3.3) | 3 (6.5) | 2 (1.9) | |
| Others | 13 (8.7) | 8 (17.4) | 5 (4.8) | |
Abbreviations: APACHE, Acute Physiology of Chronic and Health Evaluation; ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay; SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range; VAP, ventilator-associated pneumonia; SICU, surgical intensive care unit.