Factors Predicting Ventilator Dependence in Patients with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Table 4

Predictors of ventilator dependence in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia by multivariate logistic regression analysis.

Predictors	Odd ratio (95 % CI)	𝑃 values
Congestive heart failure	15.58 (1.97–123.54)	0.009
Initial oxygenation index	1.44 (1.01–2.06)	0.04
SOFA^a score	1.67 (1.12–2.50)	0.01
APACHE^a II score	1.35 (1.04–1.74)	0.02

^aAPACHE: Acute Physiological Assessment and Chronic Health Evaluation, SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.