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Table 2 Suspected VAP episode description according to statin exposure and outcome

From: Impact of prior statin therapy on the outcome of patients with suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia: an observational study

 

Overall

Statin previous users

Statin-naive patients

P

(n = 349)

(n = 93)

(n = 256)

Time elapsed between ICU admission and VAP (days)

10.0 (2.0-157.0)

10.0 (2.0-72.0)

10.0 (2.0-157.0)

0.62

Time elapsed between MV onset and VAP (days)

10.0 (2.0-156.0)

10.0 (2.0-69.0)

10.0 (2.0-156.0)

0.48

Early VAP (n (%))

108 (30.9)

27 (29.0)

81 (31.6)

0.64

Septic shock (n (%))

117 (33.6)

35 (38.0)

82 (32.0)

0.29

Appropriate antibiotic therapy (n (%))

262 (76.4)

70 (76.9)

192 (76.2)

0.89

Concurrent therapy during VAP period

 

 Steroids (n (%))

153 (45.0)

41 (45.1)

112 (45.0)

0.99

 RRT (n (%))

83 (24.4)

29 (31.9)

54 (21.7)

0.05

CPIS D1

6.0 (2.0-11.0)

5.0 (2.0-9.0)

6.0 (2.0-11.0)

0.32

CPIS D3

7.0 (5.0-13.0)

7.0 (5.0-11.0)

7.0 (5.0-13.0)

0.25

SOFA D1

8.0 (4.0-17.01)

9.0 (4.0-16.0)

8.0 (4.0-17.0)

0.11

SOFA D3

8.0 (4.0-18.0)

8.0 (4.0-15.0)

8.0 (4.0-18.0)

0.63

PCT D-1

1.2 (0.1-172.0)

1.1 (0.1-55.9)

1.4 (0.1-172.0)

0.42

PCT D1

1.2 (0.1-91.4)

1.3 (0.1-30.0)

1.2 (0.1-91.4)

0.41

PCT D2

1.5 (0.1-162.0)

1.4 (0.1-64.3)

1.6 (0.1-162.0)

0.28

PCT D3

1.3 (0.1-345.2)

1.5 (0.1-56.2)

1.2 (0.1-345.2)

0.71

PCT D4

1.2 (0.1-199.2)

1.0 (0.1-35.3)

1.2 (0.1-199.2)

0.61

Ventilator-free days

4.0 (0.0-112.0)

2.0 (0.0-30.0)

4.0 (0.0-112.0)

<0.01

Length of ICU stay (days)

26.0 (4.0-204.0)

25.0 (4.0-147.0)

26.0 (5.0-204.0)

0.80

Duration of MV (days)

20.0 (2.0-176.0)

20.0 (2.0-121.0)

19.0 (2.0-176.0)

0.42

30-day mortality (n (%))

100 (28.6)

33 (35.5)

67 (26.2)

0.09

  1. VAP, ventilator-associated pneumonia; ICU, intensive care unit; MV, mechanical ventilation; RRT, renal replacement therapy; CPIS, clinical pulmonary infection score; D, day; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment; PCT, procalcitonin.