Table 3.

Intubation success, complications, and patient outcomes

Characteristic	Primary intubation %, ( n  = 110)	Failed NIPPV %, ( n  = 125)	p value
Intubation
First attempt success	77.3% (85)	69.6% (87)	0.24
Total attempts (mean/median)	1.25 (1)	1.34 (1)	0.22
Outcomes (median (IQR))
Ventilator days	5 (3 to 9)	4 (3 to 10)	0.52
ICU days	9 (5 to 15)	9 (5 to 16)	0.26
ICU mortality	35.5% (95% CI 26.4 to 44.5)	29.5% (95% CI 21.5 to 37.7)	0.40
Complications
Hypotension	27.3% (30)	32% (40)	0.48
Desaturation	23.6% (26)	32% (40)	0.19
Aspiration	1.8% (2)	1.6% (2)	1.0
>1 complication	10% (11)	12.8% (16)	0.54

NIPPV, noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation; IQR, interquartile range; ICU, intensive care unit.