highly significantp < 0.001
Regarding the duration of mechanical ventilation as an outcome, patients with VAP had a mean of 12.16 days (SD: 4.64) and a median of 10.50 days (IQR: 9.00-16.00), while non-VAP patients had a mean of 4.88 days (SD: 1.37) and a median of 5.00 days (IQR: 4.00-6.00); this difference was highly significant (p < 0.001).