Table 2 ETI success rate, characteristics, complications, and death
Flight Group | Ground Group | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Successful cases, No. (%) | 189/192 (98.4) | 179/184 (97.3) | 0.50 |
Number of ETI attempts, No. (%) | |||
First pass | 170/192 (88.5) | 172/184 (93.5) | 0.11 |
Second pass | 189/192 (98.4) | 178/184 (96.7) | 0.33 |
Third pass | 179/184 (97.3) | ||
Video laryngoscopy, No. (%) | 160/192 (83.3) | 35/184 (19.0) | < 0.001 |
Cricothyroidotomy, No. (%) | 1/192 (0.5) | 4/184 (2.2) | 0.21 |
Physician years specializing in emergency services, median (IQR), years | 4 (3–6) | 4 (3–5) | 0.38 |
Physician accumulated experience with intubations, No. (%) | |||
> 1000 | 79 (41) | 82 (45) | 0.53 |
501–1000 | 35 (18) | 36 (20) | 0.79 |
101–500 | 78 (41) | 66 (36) | 0.40 |
Complications, excluding CA cases, No. (%) | |||
Hypoxia | 4/117 (3.4) | 4/95 (4.2) | 1.00 |
Hypotension | 6/117 (5.1) | 5/95 (5.3) | 1.00 |
Deaths, No. (%) | 86/192 (45.7) | 109/184 (64.5) | 0.01 |