Efficacy of Hi-Lo Evac Endotracheal Tube in Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Mechanically Ventilated Poisoned Patients

Table 1

Results.

Variables	Case group (Evac ETT)	Control group (C-ETT)	value
Mean duration of intubation (days)	4.5 ± 3.9	3 ± 2.5	0.03
Accidental extubation	11	21	0.037
Mean ICU length of stay	7 ± 6.3 days	4.8 ± 4.7	0.98
VAP	55.8%	47.9%	0.45
Mean age (years)	28.64 ± 12.05	38.66 ± 14.98