Table 1 Demographics, indications, vitals, staffing and drugs
Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age, median (Interquartile range) | 57 (40–70) |
Gender (Male) | 70 (59) |
Weight, median (Interquartile range) a | 75 (70–87) |
Indication: Medical | 98 (83%) |
Respiratory failure c | 17 (18) |
Anaphylaxis | 1 (1) |
Cardiac failure | 2 (2) |
Sepsis | 2 (2) |
Seizures | 10 (10) |
Altered Mental Status | 9 (9) |
Overdose/poisoning | 14 (14) |
Cardiac arrest | 29 (30) |
Intracranial haemorrhage/stroke | 14 (14) |
Indication: Trauma | 20 (17%) |
Traumatic cardiac arrest | 2 (10) |
Neck/facial trauma | 2 (10) |
Chest trauma | 2 (10) |
Head injury- airway not patent | 1 (5) |
Head injury- threatened airway | 13 (65) |
Vitals Pre-Intubation at time of decision to intubate (Non cardiac arrest) b | |
Glasgow coma scale (< 9) | 59 (66) |
Systolic blood pressure (< 90) | 11 (12) |
Heart rate (> 100) | 31 (35) |
Oxygen saturation -SaO2 (< 93%) | 26 (29) |
Intubating Clinician Grade | |
Consultant | 7 (6) |
Fellow | 1 (1) |
Specialist Registrar (SpR) | 45 (38) |
Registrar | 61 (52) |
Senior House Officer (SHO) | 4 (3) |
Drugs Induction | |
Propofol | 59 (50) |
Ketamine | 19 (16) |
Midazolam | 25 (21) |
No sedation | 27 (23) |
Drugs Muscle relaxant | |
Rocuronium | 87 (74) |
Suxamethonium | 7 (6) |
No muscle relaxant | 24 (20) |