Risk Factors and Nursing Countermeasures of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Children in the Intensive Care Unit

Table 4

Variable assignment of VAP.

Variables	Explanation of assignment
Age	<7yd = 1, ≥7 = 0
Underlying diseases	YES = 1, NO = 0
Experience of blood transfusion	YES = 1, NO = 0
Malnutrition	YES = 1, NO = 0
Duration of mechanical ventilation	≥7 d = 1, <7 d = 0
Time of admission to the ICU	≥48 h = 1, <48 h = 0
Invasive operations	YES = 1, NO = 0
Use of hormones	YES = 1, NO = 0
Application of antibiotics	YES = 1, NO = 0