Table 6 Outcome of patients who did and did not receive adequate antimicrobial therapy
HAP (n = 218) | VAP (n = 130) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adequate (n = 128) | Inadequate (n = 90) | p | Adequate (n = 44) | Inadequate (n = 86) | p | |
In hospital mortality (n,%) | 32 (25.8) | 35 (38.9) | 0.056 | 32 (72.7) | 56 (65.1) | 0.497 |
Length of total hospital stay | 19.61 ± 14.40 | 24.22 ± 13.70 | 0.001 | 28.57 ± 23.66 | 45.00 ± 49.30 | 0.0091 |
Length of stay after the diagnosis of pneumonia | 12.52 ± 11.14 | 15.70 ± 11.21 | 0.010 | 16.45 ± 18.23 | 30.71 ± 46.21 | 0.034 |
Duration of intubation | 19.11 ± 19.74 | 32.14 ± 49.51 | 0.050 | |||
Resolution of fever and other symptoms | 2.40 ± 2.91 | 4.96 ± 7.79 | <0.001 | 5.70 ± 5.50 | 9.09 ± 10.33 | 0.044 |