Table 3. Clinical indications for endotracheal intubation between ED and IC physicians.
Data are shown as number of patients with corresponding percentage.
|
Clinical indications |
IC |
ED |
p value |
|
n |
94 |
107 |
|
|
Acute hypoxic respiratory failure, n (%) |
28 (29.8) |
42 (39.3) |
0.209 |
|
Acute hypercarbic respiratory failure, n (%) |
18 (19.1) |
16 (14.9) |
0.546 |
|
Acute respiratory failure (mixed), n (%) |
2 (2.1) |
4 (3.7) |
0.799 |
|
Airway protection, n (%) |
10 (10.6) |
8 (7.5) |
0.592 |
|
Increase work of breathing/impending respiratory failure, n (%) |
33 (35.1) |
28 (26.2) |
0.222 |
|
Cardiac arrest, n (%) |
3 (3.2) |
9 (8.4) |
0.208 |