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Table 5 Cross-tabulation of adequacy of treatment with survival in 75 patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia

From: Decreases in procalcitonin and C-reactive protein are strong predictors of survival in ventilator-associated pneumonia

Adequacy of treatment

Survivors (n = 46)

Non-survivors (n = 29)

Total (n = 75)

p

Adequate

36 (78.3)

19 (62.1)

55 (72)

0.29

Inadequate

10 (21.7)

10 (37.9)

20 (28)

 
  1. Results are numbers of patients; percentages are given in parentheses.