Table 1

Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test for VAP

Ranks



N
Mean Rank
Sum of Ranks

SICU Year 2 – SICU Year 1
Negative Ranks
5 (a)
8.00
40.00

Positive Ranks
7 (b)
5.54
38.00

Ties
0 (c)



Total
12


SICU Year 3 – SICU Year 1
Negative Ranks
9 (d)
7.44
67.00

Positive Ranks
3 (e)
3.67
11.00

Ties
0 (f)



Total
12


SICU Year 3 – SICU Year 2
Negative Ranks
9 (g)
7.22
65.00

Positive Ranks
3 (h)
4.33
13.00

Ties
0 (i)



Total
12



a. SICU Year 2 < SICU Year 1

b. SICU Year 2 > SICU Year 1

c. SICU Year 2 = SICU Year 1

d. SICU Year 3 < SICU Year 1

e. SICU Year 3 > SICU Year 1

f. SICU Year 3 = SICU Year 1

g. SICU Year 3 < SICU Year 2

h. SICU Year 3 > SICU Year 2

i. SICU Year 3 = SICU Year 2

VAP = ventilator-associated pneumonia

Papadimos et al. Patient Safety in Surgery 2008 2:3   doi:10.1186/1754-9493-2-3