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Table 2 Ventilator-associated pneumonia rates

From: Reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia in neonatal intensive care unit using “VAP prevention Bundle”: a cohort study

Item

Phases

Phase I

Phase II

MV Neonate

62

81

VAP episodes

42

31

MV days

1154

1346

VAP %

67.8

38.2

VAP/1000 MV days

36.4

23

Relative Risk (RR)

0.565

95 % C.I.

0.408-0.782

Z score

3.437

P

0.0006

  1. MV mechanical ventilation, VAP ventilator-associated pneumonia, CI confidence interval
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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