Table 1.

Risk factors associated with nosocomial pneumonia

Risk factorw	Number of patients		Mortality (%)	P
	Death (%)	Survived (%)
Age>60 (years)	15 (71.4)	6 (28.6)	71.4	0.239
Smoking	11 (57.9)	8 (42.1)	57.9	0.838
Requirement of mechanical ventilation	69 (75.8)	22 (24.2)	75.80	<0.00001
COPD	5 (83.3)	1 (16.7)	83.30	0.474
DM	17 (65.4)	9 (34.6)	65.40	0.652
CKD	0	4 (100)	0	0.24
Cardiac diseases	8 (53.3)	7 (46.7)	53.30	0.573
Surgical intervention	1 (50)	1 (50)	50.00	1

COPD=Chronic obstructive airway disease, DM=Diabetes mellitus, CKD=Chronic kidney disease