Table 2.
Intubating characteristics of inpatients who underwent emergent endotracheal intubation
| Characteristics | Daytime (N = 164) | Off-hours (N = 394) | X2 or 95% CI | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICU admission | 74 (45.1%) | 157 (39.8%) | 1.328 | 0.249 |
| Departments of ETI | 2.406 | 0.121 | ||
| Surgical ward | 42 (25.6%) | 127 (32.2%) | ||
| Medical ward | 122 (74.4%) | 267 (67.8%) | ||
| Mortality after ETI | ||||
| 1 day | 65 (39.6%) | 164 (41.6%) | 0.190 | 0.663 |
| 7 days | 85 (51.8%) | 218 (55.3%) | 0.572 | 0.450 |
| 30 days | 105 (64.0%) | 268 (68.0%) | 0.834 | 0.361 |
| Reasons for intubation | ||||
| Respiratory diseases | 90 (54.9%) | 239 (60.7%) | 1.600 | 0.206 |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 60 (36.6%) | 123 (31.2%) | 1.514 | 0.219 |
| Neurological diseases | 14 (8.5%) | 26 (6.6%) | 0.653 | 0.420 |
| Others | 1 (0.6%) | 5 (1.3%) | 0.056 | 0.812 |
| CPCR | ||||
| Pre-ETI | 51 (31.1%) | 98 (24.9%) | 0.292 | 0.130 |
| Post-ETI | 51 (31.1%) | 116 (29.4%) | 0.151 | 0.697 |
| Pre-ETI characteristics | ||||
| HR (BPM) | 116.051 ± 35.019 | 114.635 ± 32.443 | −4.654 to 7.482 | 0.647 |
| MAP (mmHg) | 83.555 ± 27.597 | 85.071 ± 26.202 | −6.370 to 3.344 | 0.540 |
| SPO2 (%) | 79.701 ± 16.496 | 79.558 ± 16.459 | −2.868 to 3.152 | 0.927 |
| SI | 0.993 ± 0.424 | 0.984 ± 0.413 | −0.064 to 0.093 | 0.736 |
Data are presented as numbers (median and percentage), or ratio or mean ± standard deviation
ICU Intensive care unit, ETI Emergent endotracheal intubation, CPCR Cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation, HR Heart rate, MAP Mean arterial pressure, SPO2 Pulse oxygen saturation, SI Shock index
aChi-square
btwo-tailed Student’s t test