| Nonloading dose (n = 67) | Loading dose (n = 67) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Length of hospital stay (days), M (R) | 60 (20–220) | 52 (14–284) | 0.037a |
Length of ICU stay (days), M (R) | 22 (3–215) | 20 (7–95) | 0.765a |
28-day ventilator weaning | 34 (53.1) | 29 (44.6) | 0.429 |
Mortality (since pneumonia onset) | |||
 Day 7, n (%) | 6 (9.0) | 5 (7.5) | 1.000 |
 Day 14, n (%) | 19 (28.4) | 10 (14.9) | 0.093 |
 Day 28, n (%) | 33 (49.3) | 22 (32.8) | 0.079 |
 In-hospital mortality, n (%) | 42 (62.7) | 32 (47.8) | 0.118 |
Favorable clinical outcomes | |||
 Day 7 | 23 (49.3) | 39 (58.2) | 0.386 |
 Day 14 | 24 (35.8) | 37 (55.2) | 0.037 |
 Day 28 | 26 (38.8) | 37 (55.2) | 0.083 |
Microbiological eradication | |||
 Day 7 | 2 (5.0) | 7 (20.0) | 0.101 |
 Day 14 | 12 (27.3) | 19 (50.0) | 0.042 |
 Day 28 | 19 (45.2) | 26 (60.5) | 0.234 |
Acute kidney injury | 27 (50.0) | 31 (55.4) | 0.710 |