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Table 1 The baseline characteristics of the study population

From: Impact of Gram stain results on initial treatment selection in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia: a retrospective analysis of two treatment algorithms

Number of patients

131

Age (years)

67 (48–80)

Male

87 (66.4%)

Diagnosis on hospital admission

 Trauma

56 (42.7%)

 Sepsis

22 (16.8%)

 Post-cardiac arrest syndrome

17 (13.0%)

 Severe acute pancreatitis

8 (6.1%)

 Burns

7 (5.3%)

 Other

21 (16.0%)

APACHE II score

25 (19–30)

Risk factors for MDR pathogens

89 (67.9%)

  1. Data are expressed as group median (interquartile range) or n (%)
  2. APACHE Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, MDR multidrug-resistant