Table 1 Characteristics of the study groups
Characteristics | Patients with VAP (n = 16) | Patients without VAP (n =14) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (days) | 32 (3–2310) | 49 (3–4015) | 0.72 |
Weight (kg) | 3.3 (1.8–17.3) | 3.8 (2.2–20) | 0.83 |
Male gender | 8 (50%) | 6 (43%) | 0.73 |
PRISM | 11 (4–28) | 11 (2–17) | 0.23 |
RACHS-1 | 4 (2–6) | 4 (2–4) | 0.65 |
Use of CPB | 14 (88%) | 12 (86%) | 1 |
Duration of CPB (minutes) | 110 (0–175) | 120 (0–160) | 0.38 |
Aortic cross clamp time (minutes) | 60 (0–99) | 87 (0–113) | 0.17 |
Duration of surgery (minutes) | 238 (145–495) | 248 (165–410) | 0.52 |
Duration of mechanical ventilation after surgery (days) | 8 (3–19) | 3 (1–7) | 0.0004 |
PICU length of stay (days) | 15 (5–31) | 7 (4–16) | 0.004 |
Hospital length of stay (days) | 30 (9–218) | 12 (7–27) | 0.006 |
Mortality | 2 (12.5%) | 0 | 0.48 |