Table 1 Characteristics of the 113 studied patients during ICU stay
Characteristics of patient population | NI - (88) | NI + (25) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 55 (45–65) | 55 (47–59) | 0.34 |
Sex (male/female) | 48/40 | 17/8 | 0.38 |
SAPS II score at admission | 45 (31–55) | 50 (38–57) | 0.43 |
Admission diagnosis, n (%) | 0.07 | ||
Acute respiratory failure | 26 (30) | 5 (20) | |
Neurologic failure | 22 (25) | 5 (20) | |
Cardiovascular failure | 16 (18) | 3 (12) | |
Polytrauma | 10 (11) | 6 (24) | |
Post operative | 3 (3) | 5 (20) | |
Miscellaneous | 11 (13) | 1 (4) | |
Site of infection, n (%) | |||
Bacteremia | 11 (44) | ||
Pneumonia | 9 (36) | ||
Catheter related infection | 2 (8) | ||
Candidemia | 3 (12) | ||
Delay of NI, days | 11 (8–14) | ||
Number of days without antibiotics before NI | 5 (3.5-5.5) | ||
Central venous catheter, n (%) | 60 (68) | 25 (100) | 0.005 |
Duration of central venous catheter, days | 11 (8–17) | 22 (14–35) | 0.001 |
MV, n (%) | 58 (66) | 24 (96) | 0.02 |
Duration of MV, days | 10 (5–14) | 25 (15–33) | 0.0007 |
Length of ICU stay, days | 12 (7–18) | 29 (22–39) | < 0.0001 |