TABLE 3.

Outcomes and disposition before and during COVID‐19

Variable	Pre‐COVID‐19, n = 647	During COVID‐19, n = 136	P‐value
First attempt success?	607 (93.8%)	130 (95.6%)	0.42
Hypoxia	62 (9.6%)	25 (18.4%)	0.003
Hypotension	51 (7.9%)	17 (12.5%)	0.082
Bradycardia	3 (0.5%)	2 (1.5%)	0.21
Aspiration	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0.44
Second paralytic agent	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0.61
Mainstem intubation	7 (1.1%)	2 (1.5%)	0.66
ED disposition
ICU	419 (64.8%)	96 (70.6%)	0.002
Theatre/angio/cath lab	127 (19.6%)	30 (22.1%)
Transferred to other hospital	23 (3.6%)	5 (3.7%)
Died in ED	15 (2.3%)	4 (2.9%)
Extubated in ED	63 (9.7%)	1 (0.7%)