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. 2019 Jan 1;143(1):e20180902. doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-0902

TABLE 3.

Intubation Outcomes in the NICU and DR Setting

Outcome NICU Intubations (N = 2009) DR Intubations (N = 598)
First attempt success 987 (49%) 278 (46%)
Course success 1920 (96%) 567 (95%)
No. attempts (if course successful), median (IQR) 1 (1–3) 2 (1–2)
Any TIAE 361 (18%) 103 (17%)
Severe TIAE 87 (4%) 27 (5%)
Severe oxygen desaturationa 938 (48%) 134 (31%)

IQR, interquartile range.

a

Reported for 1950 NICU encounters and 426 DR encounters with documented preintubation Spo2.