All patients (N = 28) | Non-VAP patients (N = 19) | VAP patients (N = 9) | p value | |
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VAP = ventilator associated pneumonia; APACHE II = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; MODS = Multiple Organ Dysfunction Score; NS = not significant. | ||||
p values indicate significance between VAP and non-VAP patients; | ||||
Mean (SD) age (years) | 57.1 (16.0) | 56.1 (15.2) | 59.3 (18.4) | NS |
No (%) male | 19 (68%) | 11 (58%) | 8 (89%) | NS |
Mean (SD) APACHE II score | 22.2 (8.7) | 20.7 (9.5) | 25.3 (5.8) | NS |
Mean (SD) MODS score | 8.6 (3.5) | 7.9 (3.6) | 10.2 (2.8) | NS |
Diagnosis on admission: | ||||
Abdominal sepsis | 4 | 1 | ||
Vascular/heart surgery | 1 | 3 | ||
Fractured pelvis | 1 | 1 | ||
Trauma | 2 | 2 | ||
Endocarditis | 1 | – | ||
Pancreatitis | 3 | 1 | ||
Cellulitis/necrotising fasciitis | 2 | – | ||
Liver failure | 1 | 1 | ||
Drug overdose | 1 | – | ||
Intracerebral bleeding | 3 | – |