Table 3 INTRA-intubation: intubating clinician, intubation equipment and manoeuvres
Variable | ED > 50 K attendances-93 n (%) | ED < 50 K attendances-25 n (%) | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Intubating Clinician Specialty | < 0.000 | ||
Emergency Medicine | 60 (65) | 4 (16) | |
Anaesthesiology/ICM | 33 (35) | 21 (84) | |
Laryngoscopy | 0.937 | ||
Macintosh | 43 (46) | 11 (44) | |
Video | 49 (53) | 13 (52) | |
Not documented | 1 (1) | 1 (4) | |
Cormac & Lehane | 0.253 | ||
Grade I | 49 (53) | 15 (60) | |
Grade II | 16 (17) | 5 (20) | |
Grade III | 3 (3) | 0 (0) | |
Grade IV | 5 (5) | 0 (0) | |
Not documented | 20 (22) | 5 (20) | |
Introducer | 0.002 | ||
Neither | 25 (27) | 9 (36) | |
Bougie | 65 (70) | 10 (40) | |
Stylet | 3 (3) | 5 (20) | |
Not documented | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | |
External Laryngeal Manipulation | 0.822 | ||
Yes | 14 (15) | 3 (12) | |
No | 76 (82) | 19 (76) | |
Not documented | 3 (3) | 3 (12) | |
Cricoid | 0.303 | ||
Yes | 14 (15) | 6 (24) | |
No | 74 (80) | 18 (72) | |
Not documented | 5 (5) | 1 (4) |