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Table 4 Cox and Fine–Gray regression models to evaluate risk of type of endotracheal tubes on ventilator-associated pneumonia with impaired oxygenation

From: Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia by noble metal coating of endotracheal tubes: a multi-center, randomized, double-blind study

Variable

Cox model

Fine–Gray model

HR (95% CI)

p value

HR (95% CI)

p value

VAP suspicion

 Type of ETTs

Coated

0.25 (0.09–0.73)

0.01

0.32 (0.12–0.88)

0.03

 Antibiotic on intubation

No

1.77 (0.62–5.03)

0.29

1.65 (0.59–4.58)

0.34

Occurrence of VAP

 Type of ETTs

Coated

0.27 (0.09–0.80)

0.02

0.35 (0.13–0.97)

0.04

 Antibiotic on intubation

No

1.94 (0.67–5.60)

0.22

1.80 (0.64–5.05)

0.27

  1. CI confidence interval; ETT endotracheal tube; HR hazard ratio; VAP ventilator-associated pneumonia