Baseline Variables

Appropriate antibiotics (N = 25)

Not appropriate antibiotics (N = 9)

p

Age (years)

61.7 ± 12.0

65.3 ± 17.9

0.50

Male, n (%)

18 (72.0%)

7 (77.8)%

0.74

Body Mass Index

34.5 ± 14.1

28.6 ± 7.6

0.31

Charlson Comorbidity

1.8 ± 2.1

1.6 ± 1.1

0.78

APACHE II^a

18.4 ± 7.2

17.3 ± 6.4

0.70

CPIS^b at VAT Diagnosis

6 (4 - 10)

5 (4 - 8)

0.20

MICU^c (n = 12)

SICU^d (n = 22)

9/12 (75.0%)

16/22 (72.7%)

3/12 (25.0%)

6/22 (27.3%)

0.89