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Table 3 Risk factors for ICU-acquired infection by multivariate analysis

From: Remifentanil discontinuation and subsequent intensive care unit-acquired infection: a cohort study

 

OR

95% CI

P

Remifentanil discontinuation

2.53

1.28 to 4.99

0.007

SAPS II at ICU admission

1.01*

1 to 1.03

0.011

Mechanical ventilation

4.49

1.52 to 13.2

0.006

Tracheostomy

2.25

1.13 to 4.48

0.021

Central venous catheter

2.9

1.08 to 7.74

0.033

Length of hospital stay

1.05*

1.03 to 1.08

< 0.001

  1. *Per point of SAPS II, and per day; respectively.
  2. Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test, P = 0.86.
  3. CI = confidence interval; ICU = intensive care unit; OR = odds ratio; SAPS = simplified acute physiology score.
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