Result of the Cox model analysis of the impact of intra-abdominal infection on the subsequent risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

<p>IAI, intra-abdominal infection; DF, degrees of freedom; HR, hazard ratio; 95%CI, 95% confidence interval; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; LOD, Logistic Organ Dysfunction score</p><p>Result of the Cox model analysis of the impact of intra-abdominal infection on the subsequent risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia.</p

Cumulative incidence plot for death in patients with and without intra-abdominal infections (IAIs).

<p>Cumulative incidence plot for death in patients with and without intra-abdominal infections (IAIs).</p

Patient characteristics.

<p>IAI, intra-abdominal infection; IQR, interquartile range; BMI, body mass index; MOF, multiple organ failures; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; SAPS II, Simplified Acute Physiology Score, version II; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; ICU, intensive care unit; VAP, ventilator-associated pneumonia</p><p>Patient characteristics.</p

Occurrence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients admitted to the ICU for severe sepsis and/or septic shock related to intra-abdominal infections (IAIs) or to infections at other sites.

<p>Cumulative incidence plot.</p

Flow Chart.

<p>Flow Chart.</p

Causative pathogens according to the type of ventilator-associated pneumonia, EOP or LOP.

<p>Causative pathogens according to the type of ventilator-associated pneumonia, EOP or LOP.</p

Characteristics of study population at the ICU admission.

<p>Characteristics of study population at the ICU admission.</p

Summary of risk factors of early- and late-onset pneumonia.

<p>Summary of risk factors of early- and late-onset pneumonia.</p

Characteristics of patients at risk for early and late onset pneumonia during their stay in ICU.

<p>Characteristics of patients at risk for early and late onset pneumonia during their stay in ICU.</p

Survival curves at day 90 according to corticosteroids therapy for AECOPD at admission in ICU (n = 863).

Effects of corticosteroids in survival analysis (cox model) for 90-day survival: HR = 0.79 [0.6; 1.06], p = 0.121. (DOCX)</p