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Table 4 Risk factors for VAP in patients undergoing major heart surgery in Europe and a multivariate analysis

From: Ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients undergoing major heart surgery: an incidence study in Europe

Characteristic

Odds ratio

95% confidence interval

Pvalue

Ascending aortic surgery

6.22

1.69 to 22.89

0.006

Number of blood units transfused (per unit transfused)

1.08

1.04 to 1.13

< 0.001

Need for re-intervention

6.65

2.10 to 21.01

0.001

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