Table 6.
Intubation and patient level outcomes.
| Intubation outcome | Control period N (%) (n = 137) | Intervention period N (%) (n = 138) | Absolute change % (95% CI) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Successful first pass intubationa | 80 (58.4) | 103 (74.6) | 16.2 (5.1, 30.1) | <0.01 |
| More than one provider attempted intubation | 30 (21.9) | 19 (13.8) | −8.1 (−17.0, 1.0) | 0.08 |
| All complications | 59 (43.1) | 42 (30.4) | −12.6 (−23.6, −1.2) | 0.03 |
| Major complications | 29 (21.2) | 18 (13) | −8.1 (−16.9, 0.9) | 0.08 |
| New sustained shock | 7 (5.1) | 5 (3.6) | −1.5 (−6.6, 3.7) | 0.57 |
| New severe hypoxemia | 20 (14.6) | 13 (9.4) | −5.2 (−12.9, 2.7) | 0.20 |
| Death/cardiac arrest | 2 (1.5) | 1 (0.7) | −0.7 (−3.8. 2.4) | 0.62 |
| Minor complications | 43 (31.4) | 30 (21.7) | −9.7 (−19.9, 0.8) | 0.08 |
| Arrhythmia | 4 (2.9) | 3 (2.2) | −0.8(−4.9, 3.4) | 0.72 |
| Aspiration | 4 (2.9) | 8 (5.8) | 2.9 (−2.3, 8.0) | 0.38 |
| Vomiting without aspiration | 4 (2.9) | 2 (1.5) | −1.5 (−5.4, 2.5) | 1.00 |
| Dental injury | 0 (0) | 1 (0.7) | 0.7 (−1.7, 3.2) | 0.44 |
| Esophageal intubation | 9 (6.6) | 6 (4.3) | −2.2 (−7.8, 3.4) | 0.45 |
| Difficult intubation | 24 (17.5) | 15 (10.9) | −6.7 (−114.8, 1.7) | 0.12 |
| Patient outcomes | Control period N (%)/median (IQR) (n = 130) |
Intervention period N (%)/median (IQR) (n = 123) |
Absolute change % (95% CI) or median difference (95% CI) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital length of stay | 12 (7–20) | 11 (6–20) | −1 (−3, 2) | 0.55 |
| ICU length of stay | 7 (4–13) | 7 (3–13) | 0 (−2, 1) | 0.89 |
| Discharged alive | 74 (56.9) | 72 (58.5) | 3.9 (−7.7, 15.5) | 0.54 |
a
Two attempts required in 31.4% of control period intubations and 19.6% in intervention period; three attempts required in 8.0% of control period intubations and 4.4% in intervention period, four or more attempts required in 2.1% of control period intubations and 1.4% in intervention period.