Table 1.

The demographic and medical characteristics of intubated patients in the ED

	Tracheal intubation (n=94)	Esophageal intubation (n=6)
Age, years	64.4 ± 11.9	65.4 ± 12.4
Female gender	34 (36.1)	1 (16.6)
BMI	23.6 ± 4.2	24 ± 3.8
Intubation indication
Cardiac disease	35 (37.2)	2 (33.3)
Neurologic disease	9 (9.5)	0 (0)
Pulmonary disease	24 (25.5)	1 (16.6)
Trauma	16 (17)	2 (33.3)
Sepsis	9 (9.5)	1 (16.6)
Other	1 (1.01)	0 (0)
Medical history
Hypertension	30 (31.9)	3 (50)
Diabetes mellitus	25 (26.5)	4 (66.6)
Coronary artery disease	19 (20.2)	2 (33.3)
Neurologic disease	11 (11.7)	1 (16.6)
Pulmonary disease	14 (14.8)	1 (16.6)
Malignancy	19 (20.0)	0 (0)

Abbreviations: ED, emergency department; BMI, body mass index. Data are presented as Mean ± SD or No. (%).