Table 1 Patient characteristics and intubation devices
Patient | Underlying disease | Duration of intubation (days) | Tracheal aspirate on day of extubation | 3-oxo-C12-HSL (nmoles/cuff) | C4-HSL (nmoles/cuff) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Polytrauma | 9 | no | 0.4 | 100 |
5 | Nonpseudomonal sepsis | 13 | no | 0.5 | 17 |
7 | Intra-cerebral hemorrhage | 24 | no | > 10 | 22 |
8 | Polytrauma | 15 | yes | > 10 | 22 |
11 | Polytrauma | 18 | no | > 10 | 300 |
12 | Polytrauma | 9 | yes | > 10 | 2 |
13 | Congestive heart failure | 17 | yes | > 10 | 2 |
14 | Polytrauma | 16 | no | 6 | 24 |