Table 2.

Predictors of Postintubation Hypotension and Cardiac Arrest

Risks and Predictors	Treatments
1.Preceding hypotension 2.Shock index ≥0.8–0.9∗	-Resuscitate before induction with volume if the patient is volume depleted -Initiate vasopressor infusion (i.e., norepinephrine) before induction and maintain during and after intubation

^∗Calculated as heart rate/systolic blood pressure (normal 0.5–0.7).

Data from Schwartz et al., Jaber et al., Heffner et al., Heffner et al., Green et al., and Miller et al. (7,8,10,17,32,41).