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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: The patients in the sequential therapy group showed shorter MV duration [(4. 6 + / -1. 0) days], total duration of ventilation support [(12. 7 + / -4. 0) days] and RICU stay duration [(16 + / -7) days], and lower VAP incidence rate [6. 25 % (1/16)] and mortality rate [25. 00 % (4/16)] compared with control subjects [(21. 9 + / -9. 0) days, (21. 9 + / -9. 0) days, (29 + / -13) days, 75. 00 % (12/16), 56. 25 % (9/16), respectively, P < 0. 05 or P < 0. 01].