Based on the results of 58 randomized studies on ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention, the attributable mortality rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia was estimated to be 9% and ranged between 3% and 17% in subgroup analyses. Together with the results of other recent studies, there is cumulative evidence that the attributable mortality resulting from ventilator-associated pneumonia is approximately 10%.
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