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Table 3 Intra-ICU and post-ICU outcome data in our study regarding the prevalence of ICU infections [due to either ABRP (N = 58) or non-ABRP (N = 57)] or not (N = 236)

From: The role of antimicrobial resistance on long-term mortality and quality of life in critically ill patients: a prospective longitudinal 2-year study

  ABRP infections Non-ARP infections No infections P-value
Population overall (N = 351) N = 58 N = 57 N = 236  
Intra-ICU outcomes
Critical Illness Myopathy 22 (37.9) 11 (19.3) 9 (3.8)  < 0.001
Tracheostomy on discharge 19 (15.5) 11 (19.3) 8 (3.4)  < 0.001
Length of stay, days 29.6 ± 21.1 16.6 ± 13.6 6.6 ± 7.7  < 0.001a,b,c
MV days 23.3 ± 17.6 13.1 ± 10.8 4.6 ± 6.7  < 0.001a,b,c
ICU cost/patient, euros 13,515 ± 7761 8330 ± 5698 4183 ± 3877  < 0.001a,b,c
Intra-ICU mortality 24 (41.4) 18 (31.6) 56 (23.7) 0.022
Post-ICU outcomes
90-day mortality 42 (72.4) 33 (57.9) 109 (46.2) 0.001
2-year mortality 46 (79.3) 37 (64.9) 133 (56.36) 0.005
0.5-year QALYs 0.041 ± 0.085 0.073 ± 0.106 0.057 ± 0.097 0.077
1-year QALYs 0.105 ± 0.219 0.180 ± 0.265 0.142 ± 0.245 0.098
1.5-year QALYs 0.167 ± 0.358 0.289 ± 0.433 0.228 ± 0.4 0.101
2-year QALYs 0.228 ± 0.501 0.399 ± 0.604 0.313 ± 0.559 0.101
ICU survivors (N = 253) N = 34 N = 39 N = 180  
90-day mortality 18 (52.9) 15 (38.5) 53 (29.4) 0.024
2-year mortality 22 (64.7) 19 (48.7) 103 (57.2) 0.061
0.5-year QALYs 0.070 ± 0.102 0.107 ± 0.113 0.159 ± 0.142 0.001b
1-year QALYs 0.179 ± 0.263 0.264 ± 0.285 0.380 ± 0.341 0.002 b
1.5-year QALYs 0.285 ± 0.432 0.423 ± 0.468 0.594 ± 0.543 0.003 b
2-year QALYs 0.389 ± 0.608 0.584 ± 0.654 0.808 ± 0.747 0.004 b
  1. Continuous data are presented as means ± SD, categorical data as n (%)
  2. ICU intensive care unit, ABRP antibiotic resistant pathogen, MV days days on mechanical ventilation, QALY quality-adjusted life years
  3. aP < 0.05, ABRP versus non-ABRP group
  4. bP < 0.05, ABRP versus no-infection group
  5. cP < 0.05, non-ABRP versus no-infection group (Bonferroni’s post hoc analysis)