Table 1.
Demographic data of inpatients who underwent emergent endotracheal intubation
| Characteristics | Daytime (N = 164) | Off-hours (N = 394) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male Gendera | 115 (70.1%) | 275 (69.8%) | 0.939 |
| Age (median, years)b | 67 (22–96) | 64 (20–96) | 0.037 |
| BMI (kg/m2)b | 23.08 ± 3.38 | 21.97 ± 3.25 | 0.000 |
| Admitting diagnosisa | |||
| Heart disease | 34 (20.7%) | 64 (16.2%) | 0.204 |
| CAD | 25 (15.2%) | 54 (13.7%) | 0.635 |
| AMI | 13 (7.9%) | 33 (8.4%) | 0.861 |
| Neurological diseases | 48 (29.3%) | 96 (24.4%) | 0.228 |
| cerebral hemorrhage | 5 (3.0%) | 23 (5.8%) | 0.169 |
| cerebral infarction | 17 (10.4%) | 24 (6.1%) | 0.078 |
| End stage Hematopathy | 16 (9.8%) | 59 (15.0%) | 0.100 |
| Respiratory diseases | 17 (10.4%) | 43 (10.9%) | 0.849 |
| COPD | 4 (2.4%) | 17 (4.3%) | 0.289 |
| pneumonia | 6 (3.7%) | 13 (3.3%) | 0.831 |
| Gastrointestinal diseases | 27 (16.5%) | 67 (17.0%) | 0.876 |
| obstruction | 3 (1.8%) | 12 (3.0%) | 0.602 |
| perforation | 2 (1.2%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0.208 |
| Burn | 6 (3.7%) | 9 (2.3%) | 0.361 |
| Orthopaedics | 3 (1.8%) | 9 (2.3%) | 0.986 |
| Urology | 4 (2.4%) | 19 (4.8%) | 0.291 |
| CTD | 2 (1.2%) | 7 (1.8%) | 0.915 |
| Others | 7 (4.3%) | 21 (5.3%) | 0.601 |
Data are presented as numbers (median and percentage), or ratios or mean ± standard deviation
BMI Body mass index, ACD Coronary artery disease, AMI Acute myocardial infarction, COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ARDS Acute respiratory distress syndrome, CTD Connective tissue disease
aChi-square
btwo-tailed Student’s t test