Clinical Study

Factors Predicting Ventilator Dependence in Patients with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Table 5

Comparison of cutoff value, sensitivity, specificity, AUCa, and 𝑃 -value between physiological severity scores.

FactorsCutoff  valueSensitivitySpecificityAUC 𝑃 -value

SOFAa score8.50.830.670.81<0.001
Oxygenation index12.010.680.890.79<0.001
APACHEa II score23.50.820.570.660.009

a APACHE: Acute Physiological Assessment and Chronic Health Evaluation, AUC: area under curve, SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.