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. 2016 Apr 6;11(4):e0153060. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153060

Table 2. Episodes of ventilator-assocated conditions.

VAC
Number of episodes 37 (12.2)
Incidence rate (per 1,000 MV) 12.1
Etiology
    Pneumonia 14 (37.8)
    Atelectasis 8 (21.6)
    Acute respiratory distress syndrome 5 (13.5)
    Cardiogenic pulmonary edema 0 (0.0)
    Pleural fluid 15 (40.5)

Data are presented as n (%), except where noted otherwise. VAC, ventilator-associated conditions; MV, mechanical ventilation.

* Includes episodes that meet criteria for infected VAC (iVAC) and/or Possible or Probable Pneumonia: pVAP (both subtypes of VAC: iVAC is VAC with general evidence of infection and pVAP is iVAC with lab evidence of pneumonia).