Research Article

[Retracted] Comparison of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and Surgical Site Infection between Two Methods of Tracheostomy

Table 3

Comparison of clinical characteristics and postoperative care in patients with or without ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).

CharacteristicVAP ()Non-VAP () value

Age (yrs)<0.001
 <6012 (11)100 (27)
 ≥60100 (89)275 (73)
Sex0.03
 Male88 (79)255 (68)
 Female24 (21)120 (32)
Charlson comorbidity index0.006
 0-179 (70)308 (82)
 ≥233 (30)66 (18)
Smoking<0.001
 No77 (69)319 (85)
 Yes35 (31)56 (15)
Type of tracheostomy0.18
 Surgical57 (51)164 (44)
 Percutaneous55 (49)211 (56)
Cluster nursing<0.001
 No78 (70)186 (50)
 Yes34 (30)189 (50)