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Table 4 Baseline clinical characteristics - P.

From: A randomized trial of 7-day doripenem versus 10-day imipenem-cilastatin for ventilator-associated pneumonia

 

Doripenem

Imipenem

Total

 

( N = 17)

( N = 10)

( N = 27)

Sex, n (%)

   N

17

10

27

   Male

13 (76.5)

7 (70.0)

20 (74.1)

   Female

4 (23.5)

3 (30.0)

7 (25.9)

Weight (kg)

   N

17

10

27

   Mean (SD)

74.0 (17.85)

68.3 (12.12)

71.9 (15.96)

   Median

75.0

64.0

72.7

   Range

(45; 110)

(52; 90)

(45; 110)

Height (cm)

   N

17

10

27

   Mean (SD)

172.0 (10.11)

170.8 (7.74)

171.6 (9.17)

   Median

170.0

171.0

170.0

   Range

(156; 190)

(159; 180)

(156; 190)

Age (Years)

   N

17

10

27

   Mean (SD)

57.5 (15.58)

50.9 (20.32)

55.1 (17.40)

   Median

57.0

53.5

57.0

   Range

(33; 89)

(25; 77)

(25; 89)

Race, n (%)

   N

17

10

27

   White

16 (94.1)

7 (70.0)

23 (85.2)

   Black or African American

1 (5.9)

2 (20.0)

3 (11.1)

   Asian

0

1 (10.0)

1 (3.7)

Region, n (%)

   N

17

10

27

   Central and South America

5 (29.4)

3 (30.0)

8 (29.6)

   Eastern Europe and Asia

5 (29.4)

4 (40.0)

9 (33.3)

   Western Europe, North America, Australia

7 (41.2)

3 (30.0)

10 (37.0)

APACHE II score group, n (%)

   N

17

10

27

   ≤15

6 (35.3)

3 (30.0)

9 (33.3)

   16 to 19

5 (29.4)

3 (30.0)

8 (29.6)

   ≥20

6 (35.3)

4 (40.0)

10 (37.0)

CPIS, n (%)

   N

17

10

27

   <6

0

1 (10.0)

1 (3.7)

   6 to 7

10 (58.8)

8 (80.0)

18 (66.7)

   8 to 9

5 (29.4)

1 (10.0)

6 (22.2)

   >9

2 (11.8)

0

2 (7.4)

SOFA score

   N

10

4

14

   Mean (SD)

5.4 (3.10)

4.0 (1.41)

5.0 (2.75)

   Median

4.0

4.5

4.0

   Range

(1; 10)

(2; 5)

(1; 10)

Charlson Comorbidity Index

   N

17

10

27

   Mean (SD)

3.0 (2.26)

2.5 (1.96)

2.8 (2.13)

   Median

3.0

3.0

3.0

   Range

(0; 9)

(0; 5)

(0; 9)

PaO 2 /FiO 2 , n (%)

   N

17

10

27

≤250

10 (58.8)

5 (50.0)

15 (55.6)

   >250

7 (41.2)

5 (50.0)

12 (44.4)

Bacteremia, n (%)

   

   N

17

10

27

   No

16 (94.1)

10 (100)

26 (96.3)

   Yes

1 (5.9)

0

1 (3.7)

Creatinine clearance, n (%)

   N

17

10

27

   Supra normal(≥150 ml/min)

5 (29.4)

4 (40.0)

9 (33.3)

   Normal (≥80 to <150 ml/min)

5 (29.4)

2 (20.0)

7 (25.9)

   Mild renal failure (>50 to <80 ml/min)

4 (23.5)

3 (30.0)

7 (25.9)

   Moderate renal failure (>30 to ≤50 ml/min)

2 (11.8)

1 (10.0)

3 (11.1)

   Severe renal failure (≤30 ml/min)

1 (5.9)

0

1 (3.7)

Failed antibiotic treatment, n (%)

   N

11

8

19

   No

8 (72.7)

6 (75.0)

14 (73.7)

   Yes

3 (27.3)

2 (25.0)

5 (26.3)

Prior antibacterial therapy usage (hours), n (%)

   N

17

10

27

   <24

4 (23.5)

0

4 (14.8)

   ≥24 to <48

2 (11.8)

1 (10.0)

3 (11.1)

   ≥48 to ≤72

1 (5.9)

0

1 (3.7)

   >72

10 (58.8)

9 (90.0)

19 (70.4)

Adjunctive therapy, n (%)

   N

17

10

27

   No

7 (41.2)

6 (60.0)

13 (48.1)

   Yes

   

≤72 hrs

8 (47.1)

3 (30.0)

11 (40.7)

   >72 hrs

2 (11.8)

1 (10.0)

3 (11.1)

Adjunctive aminoglycoside, n (%)

   N

10

4

14

   No

4 (40.0)

2 (50.0)

6 (42.9)

   Yes

   

≤72 hrs

5 (50.0)

2 (50.0)

7 (50.0)

   >72 hrs

1 (10.0)

0

1 (7.1)

Adjunctive vancomycin/linezolid, n (%)

   N

10

4

14

   No

5 (50.0)

1 (25.0)

6 (42.9)

   Yes

   

≤72 hrs

4 (40.0)

2 (50.0)

6 (42.9)

>72 hrs

1 (10.0)

1 (25.0)

2 (14.3)

  1. aeruginosa analysis set APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; CPIS, Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment