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Table 1 Demographics and characteristics of the patients

From: Endotracheal tube microbiome in hospitalized patients defined largely by hospital environment

 

Location

 
 

ICU-1 (n = 73)

ICU-2 (n = 42)

 

Age

 

 Mean ± SD

64 ± 14

67 ± 18,87

 

Intubation days

   

 Median (quartile 1, quartile 3)

6 (4, 10)

4.5 (3, 8)

 

Sex

n (%)

n (%)

 

 Male

43 (58.9)

19 (45.2)

 

 Female

30 (41.0)

23 (54.7)

Population characteristics

   

 Oncological background

22 (30.1)

7 (16.66)

 

 Transplant

2 (2.73)

1 (2.38)

 

 Use of steroids

5 (6.84)

4 (9.52)

 Previous hospital stay

40 (54.7)

17 (40.47)

 VAP

18 (24.6)

5 (11.90)

Extubation reason

   

 Recovery

28 (38.35)

28 (66.66)

 

 Death

36 (49.31)

6 (14.28)

 Tracheostomy

9 (12.32)

8 (19.04)

Intubation length of stay (grouped by days)

   

 Long (> 16 days)

6 (8.22)

0 (0)

 

 Middle (6–15 days)

31 (42.46)

17 (40.47)

 Short (0–5 days)

36 (49.31)

25 (59.52)

Hospital antibiotic use

  

p value*

 Previous antibiotic use

45 (61.64)

16 (38.09)

0.024

 Antibiotic during intubation time

63 (86.30)

29 (69.04)

0.047

 Use of beta-lactams

58 (79.45)

22 (52.38)

< 0.001

 Use of glycopeptides

11 (15.06)

7 (16.66)

0.80

  1. Data is shown as number of patients and percentage. *Chi square test