Table 2 Intensive care unit stay characteristics
ICU stay characteristics | NMA-coated group | Control group | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Hospital days before ICU admission | 0 (0–3) | 1 (0–6) | 0.06 |
ICU days before intubation with study tubes | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–3) | 0.12 |
Ventilated patients before study tube insertion, n (%) | 19 (11.3) | 23 (14.8) | 0.35 |
Ventilation days with conventional tubes before intubation with study tubes | 0 (0–0) | 0(0–0) | 0.35 |
Ventilation days with study tubes | 5 (3–9) | 5 (3–8) | 0.45 |
Reintubated patients, n (%) | 24 (14.3) | 26 (16.8) | 0.54 |
Total ventilatory days | 5.5 (3–11) | 6 (3–10) | 0.72 |
Length of ICU stay, days | 11 (6–17) | 11 (5–18) | 0.79 |
Antibiotic days during study tube ventilation, n (%) | 714 (66.7) | 657 (73.5) | 0.11 |
Antibiotic days during ICU stay, n (%) | 1045 (57.9) | 1072 (66.7) | 0.06 |
Patients with other infections during ICU stay, n (%) | 18 (10.7) | 19 (12.3) | 0.66 |
ICU mortality, n (%) | 69 (41.1) | 65 (41.9) | 0.87 |
Hospital mortality, n (%) | 84 (50.0) | 80 (51.6) | 0.77 |