Table 2
From: Strategies for reducing the time of mechanical ventilation and ventilator-associated pneumonia
Control group | Group 1 | Group 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender (men/women) | 77/76 | 82/67 | 64/66 |
Age (years) | 63.4 ± 19.3 | 70.7 ± 14.5 | 66 ± 15.1 |
APACHE II | 17.3 ± 7 | 15.9 ± 13.3 | 25 ± 8.8 |
Diagnosis on admission to intensive care, n (%) | |||
Stroke | 15 (9.8%) | 4 (2.6%) | 3 (2.3%) |
SDRA | 2 (1.3%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Cardiorespiratory arrest | 5 (3.2%) | 9 (6%) | 7 (5.3%) |
Sepsis | 25 (16.3%) | 15 (10%) | 12 (9.2%) |
Pneumonia | 24 (15.6%) | 28 (18.7%) | 22 (16.9%) |
COPD | 12 (7.8%) | 16 (10.7%) | 16 (12.3%) |
Postoperative abdominal surgery | 31 (20.2%) | 30 (20.1%) | 30 (23%) |
Oncologic | 13 (8.4%) | 18 (12%) | 14 (10.7%) |
Miscellaneous | 26 (16.9%) | 29 (19.4%) | 26 (20%) |
Total | 153 | 149 | 130 |