Table 2.
Characteristics of patients with VAP
| Variables | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 52.45(±21.004) | |
| Gender | Male | 69(69) |
| Female | 31(31) | |
| BMI | 26.20(±7.09) | |
| Type of primary admission | ||
| Trauma | 15(15) | |
| Medical | 39(39) | |
| Surgical | 46(46) | |
| Place of Intubation | ||
| Pre-hospital | 10(10.2) | |
| ICU | 23(23.5) | |
| Emergency department | 27(27.6) | |
| Operating room | 30(30.6) | |
| Hospital wards | 8(8.2) | |
| Reason of ventilation | ||
| HAP1 including aspiration | 2(2) | |
| Alternation level of consciousness | 48(48.5) | |
| Sepsis, Septic shock | 0(0) | |
| Pulmonary edema | 4(4) | |
| Asthma/COPD | 2(2) | |
| Cardiac arrest | 2(2) | |
| Surgery | 36(36.4) | |
| Community-Acquired Pneumonia | 5(5.1) | |
| Respiratory failure of unknown etiology | 0(0) | |
| Bacterial strains found in cultures | ||
| Acinetobacter sp | 28(36.8) | |
| Enterobacteriaceae | ||
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 19(25) | |
| Escherichia coli | 6(7.8) | |
| Enterpbacter sp | 2(2.6) | |
| Citrobacter diversus | 1(1.4) | |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 12(15.8) | |
| Psudomonas aeruginosa | 6(7.9) | |
| Contamination | 2(2.7) | |
| Length of ICU stay | 15.08(±13.10) | |
| Length of hospital stay | 22.46(±16.48) | |
| Underlying diseases | ||
| Uncontrolled DM | 17(17) | |
| HTN | 93(93) | |
| Heart diseases | 20(20) | |
| ICU Discharge Alive | ||
| Yes | 60(60) | |
| No | 40(40) | |
| Duration of ventilation(hours) | 196.74(±192.07) | |
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Hospital-acquired pneumonia
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Data presented as mean (±SD) or No(percent%)