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Table 3 Multivariable binary logistic regression analysis and difficult airway physiological score schema of the 12 predictor variables of the score for the prediction of serious outcomes among patients with physiological difficult airway during endotracheal intubation

From: Derivation of the Difficult Airway Physiological Score (DAPS) in adults undergoing endotracheal intubation in the emergency department

Parameters

Multivariable

Score points

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Female gender

1.49 [1.07–2.07]

0.017*

1

Age ≥ 45 years

1.58 [1.13–2.19]

0.007*

2

Shift Duty (Morning-Evening)

2.12 [1.55–2.9]

< 0.001*

2

Presentation Hypotension

1.99 [1.19–3.34]

0.009*

2

Presentation Respiratory Distress

1.68 [1.17–2.42]

0.005*

2

Vomiting

3.41 [2.17–5.35]

< 0.001*

3

Shock Index  0.9

1.68 [1.33–2.57]

0.032*

2

pH group < 7.3

4.39 [3.17–6.09]

< 0.001*

4

Fever

2.13 [1.38–3.3]

< 0.001*

2

Anticipated decline in unstable patients

1.89 [1.16–3.06]

0.01*

2

GCS < 15

1.66 [1.14–2.41]

0.008*

2

Agitation

1.42 [1 -2.02]

0.048*

1

  1. Hosmer and Lemeshow Test (Chi-square = 11.619, degree of freedom (d.f) = 8, p = 0.169