Table 6.
The immediate complications during intubation procedure
| Complications | Cohorts | Comparisons between cohorts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIV | HCO | ||
| Procedure for oxygenation and ventilation | Non-invasive ventilation | High-flow nasal cannula oxygen | |
| Patients included in the analysis | 154 | 161 | p-value |
| Use of alternative management devices | 17 (11) | 23 (14) | 0.403 |
| Agitation | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 0.616 |
| At least one episode of systolic arterial hypotension < 90 mmHg | 71 (46) | 83 (52) | 0.368 |
| Bradycardia | 3 (2) | 5 (3) | 0.724 |
| Sustained arrhythmia | 4 (3) | 3 (2) | 0.718 |
| Esophageal intubation | 9 (6) | 8 (5) | 0.806 |
| Regurgitation | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | 0.998 |
| Gastric distension | 12 (8) | 11 (7) | 0.829 |
| Injuries in the oral cavity | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | 0.998 |
| New infiltrate on chest radiograph | 29 (19) | 33 (20) | 0.777 |
| Cardiac arrest | 2 (1) | 8 (5) | 0.105 |
Variables are reported as frequency (percentages)
The Fischer exact test was performed for statistical analysis
A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered significant