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Table 4 Factors associated with ICU death by logistic regression

From: Ventilator-associated pneumonia and ICU mortality in severe ARDS patients ventilated according to a lung-protective strategy

 

ICU survivors

n= 224

ICU nonsurvivors

n= 115

Univariate

unadjusted

P value

OR (CI 95%)

Multivariate

adjusted

P value

Age (years), mean ± SD

55 ± 15

64 ± 14

0.0001

1.045 (1.026-1.063)

0.0001

Males, n (%)

151 (67.4)

87 (75.7)

0.12

1.469 (0.842-2.565)

0.18

Plateau pressure on inclusion (cm of water), mean ± SD

24.5 ± 4.7

25.2 ± 4.1

0.15

1.057 (1.000-1.116)

0.048

SOFA on inclusion, mean ± SD

9.6 ± 3.3

10.7 ± 3.5

0.006

1.132 (1.051-1.218)

0.001

NMBA, n (%)

125 (55.8)

52 (45.2)

0.065

0.568 (0.347-0.930)

0.024

VAP, n (%)

57 (25.4)

41 (35.7)

0.05

1.410 (0.833-2.386)

0.20

McCabe nonfatal, n (%)

179 (79.9)

79 (68.7)

0.022

0.592 (0.339-1.034)

0.066

  1. CI 95%, 95% confidence interval for odds ratio; McCabe nonfatal, no death within 5 years; NMBA, neuromuscular blocking agent; OR, odds ratio; SOFA, sequential organ-failure assessment; VAP, ventilator-associated pneumonia.