Clinical Study

Effect of Prior Atorvastatin Treatment on the Frequency of Hospital Acquired Pneumonia and Evolution of Biomarkers in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Multicenter Prospective Study

Table 3

Characteristics of IPPV patients at the day of VAP diagnosis.

VariablePG ()NG ()

Position of stroke
 TACI, (%)9 (17.31)6 (13.95)0.780
 POCI, (%)43 (82.69)37 (86.05)
Modified CPIS0.828
GCS0.551
APACHE II0.799