Table 1.
Patient and provider characteristics (N=580)
Pre-Implementation of VL (N=284) | Post-Implementation of VL (N=296) | |
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Patient demographics | ||
Age category (N, %) | ||
Infant | 60 (21%) | 66 (22%) |
Young child (-7 yrs) | 133 (47%) | 111 (37%) |
Older child (8-17 yrs) | 78 (27%) | 100 (34%) |
Adult (≥18 yrs) | 12 (5%) | 20 (7%) |
Weight in kg (median, IQR) | 16.4 (9.3, 32.8) | 17.8 (9.4, 39.5) |
Sex (male, %) | 154 (54%) | 152 (51%) |
Indication | ||
Respiratory | 171 (60%) | 161 (54%) |
Shock | 23 (8%) | 24 (8%) |
Neurological | 33 (12%) | 46 (16%) |
Procedural | 110 (39%) | 113 (38%) |
History of difficult airway | 53 (19%) | 48 (16%) |
Difficult airway feature(s) | 75 (26%) | 61 (21%) |
First attempt provider | ||
Resident | 11 (4%) | 13 (4.5%) |
Fellow | 179 (63%) | 195 (66%) |
Attending | 11 (4%) | 18 (6%) |
Nurse practitioner/hospitalist | 55 (19%) | 57 (19%) |
Subspecialist/other | 28 (10%) | 13 (4.5%) |