Ventilator associated pneumonia following liver transplantation: Etiology, risk factors and outcome

Table 4 Variables associated with ventilator-associated pneumonia in multivariate analysis

Variable	OR	95%CI	P-value
MELD score	0.98	0.8-10	0.670
CTP score	0.79	0.5-1.1	0.27
RBC transfusions (units)	1.1	1.04-1.1	< 0.001
MV (d)	1.10	1.03-1.15	< 0.001
Terlipressin therapy	31.49	4.7-49.2	< 0.001
Preoperative hospital stay (d)	1.8	1-1.9	< 0.05

Statistical significance was defined as P < 0.05. MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease; CTP: Child-Turcotte-Pugh; RBC: Packed red blood cells; MV: Mechanical ventilation.