Table 4. Multivariable analysis of the change in heart rate during intubation following fall in peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) and after the use of atropine (corrected by the propensity score [PS]). Neonates are ≤28 days and older children >28 days and less than 8 years.
Neonates (n = 153) | Older children (n = 111) | |||||
Heart rate change (bpm) | P | CI 95% | Heart rate change (bpm) | p | CI 95% | |
Fall in SpO2 by 10% points | −4.1 | 0.005 | −1.3, −7.0 | −5.4 | <0.001 | −2.6, −8.4 |
Difference with and without atropine (PS corrected) | −45.9 | <0.001 | −34.3, −57.5 | −43.5 | <0.001 | −25.5, −61.5 |