Table 2.
Patient Demographics
| Variables | Value |
|---|---|
| Total patients, n | 172 |
| Age, median (IQR)* | |
| <4 wk (n = 78; 45.3%), days | 2 (1–9) |
| 4 to <8 wk (n = 19; 11%), wk | 5 (4–6) |
| 2 to <12 mo (n = 39; 22.7%), mo | 4 (3–5) |
| ≥1 yr (n = 36; 20.9%), yr | 6.5 (3–14) |
| Premature at the time of intubation, n (%)† | 85 (49.4) |
| Weight, median (IQR), kg | 3 (1.3–7) |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Male | 88 (51.2) |
| Female | 84 (48.8) |
| Diagnosis, n (%)‡ | 105 (61.0) |
| Congenital heart disease | 40 (38.1) |
| Sepsis | 36 (34.3) |
| Status epilepticus | 10 (9.5) |
| Renal failure | 7 (6.7) |
| Traumatic brain injury | 4 (3.8) |
| Elevated intracranial pressure | 3 (2.9) |
| Cirrhosis | 2 (1.9) |
| Rhabdomyolysis | 1 (1) |
| Stroke | 1 (1) |
| Trauma | 1 (1) |
| Clinical characteristics, n (%) | |
| Receiving corticosteroids at time of RSI | 32 (18.6) |
| Receiving vasopressors at time of RSI | 14 (8.1) |
| Cardiac arrest at time of RSI | 4 (2.3) |
| Baseline vital signs, n (%) | |
| Hypotension (n = 155)§ | 10 (6.5) |
| Bradycardia, n (%) | 8 (4.7) |
| Age 0 to <3 yr (<100 bpm) | 8 of 143 (5.6) |
| Age 3 to <9 yr (< 60 bpm) | 0 of 10 |
| Age 9–17 yr (<50 bpm) | 0 of 19 |
| Glasgow Coma Scale, median (IQR) (n = 14) | 12.5 (7–14) |
RSI, rapid sequence intubation
* Age reported as postnatal age.
† Corrected gestational age <40 weeks at the time of intubation.
‡ Multiple diagnoses were present in some patients.
§ Hypotension defined by patient’s age (Supplemental Table S1).