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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Resuscitation. 2020 Nov 9;158:215–219. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.11.003

TABLE 3 –

Association of Bougie-assisted endotracheal intubation with adverse events.

Outcomes Bougie N (%) Non-Bougie N (%) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) *Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Pneumothorax (first chest x-ray) 8 (6.8) 19 (8.3) 0.92 (0.85 to 0.99) 0.98 (0.92 to 1.05)
Rib fractures (first chest x-ray) 11 (9.4) 13 (5.7) 1.10 (0.998 to 1.21) 1.13 (0.98 to 1.31)
Oropharyngeal or hypopharyngeal injury (first 24 hours) 1 (0.4) 1 (0.2) 1.268 (1.267 to 1.269) 1.25 (1.20 to 1.30)
Airway swelling or edema (first 24 hours) 0 (0.0) 4 (0.9) 0.985 (0.985 to 0.986) 0.98 (0.95 to 1.02)
Pneumonia or aspiration pneumonia (first 72 hours) 13 (4.6) 30 (6.5) 1.00 (0.89 to 1.13) 1.03 (0.89 to 1.19)
*

Adjusted for age, sex, race, witnessed arrest, bystander chest compression and initial cardiac rhythm.