Antibiotic Utilization Patterns in Patients with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Canadian Context
Table 1
Patient characteristics (total number of VAP cases = 200).
Age, years, median (interquartile range)
47.9 (26.3–61.3)
Male sex
149 (74.5)
APACHE II score, median (interquartile range)
19 (15–24)
<24
147 (74.2)
≥24
51 (25.8)
Admission class
Medical
42 (21.0)
Surgical
71 (35.5)
Neurological
24 (12.0)
Trauma
63 (31.5)
Time from ICU admission to VAP diagnosis, days, median (interquartile range)
5.8 (3.7–10.7)
Timing of VAP, days after ICU admission
Early (≤4 days)
61 (30.5)
Late (>4 days)
139 (69.5)
Microbiology
No growth
13 ()
Oropharyngeal flora
51 ()
Yeast
5 ()
Bacterial
131 ()
Monomicrobial
108 ()
Polymicrobial
23 ()
Two patients were missing APACHE II data. APACHE: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation score which ranges from 0 to 71, higher values indicating greater acuity of illness.
