From: The influence of enteral feeding on ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) in trauma mechanically ventilated patients in ICU
Trauma patients
Non-trauma patients
Variable
Mean
SD
P value
APACHE
11.64
6.01
19.25
8.20
0.0001
H2 antagonist days
7.77
12.38
7.64
15.59
0.950
Sedation days
21.90
16.50
18.16
15.00
0.162
Gastric tube days
20.85
15.08
16.40
14.60
0.079