Research Article
Comfort and Coordination among Interprofessional Care Providers Involved in Intubations in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
| | Characteristics, n (%) or median (IQR) | Study population (n = 93) |
| | Age, months | 9 (3, 84) | | Female sex | 55 (59) | | Admission category | | Respiratory | 25 (27) | | Shock/sepsis | 8 (9) | | Cardiac (medical) | 16 (17) | | Trauma | 1 (1) | | Neurologic | 15 (16) | | Surgical | 19 (20) | | Others | 6 (6) | | Missing | 3 (3) | | Intubation indication | | Oxygenation failure | 31 (33) | | Ventilation failure | 16 (17) | | Hemodynamic instability | 10 (11) | | Neuromuscular weakness | 4 (4) | | Upper airway obstruction | 4 (4) | | Pulmonary toilet | 4 (4) | | Impaired airway reflex | 5 (5) | | Elective | 14 (15) | | Others | 1 (1) | | Unplanned extubation | 2 (2) | | Missing | 2 (2) | | Time of intubation | | Day shift | 68 (73) | | Night shift | 25 (27) | | Difficult airway | 20 (22) | | Urgency of intubation | | Emergent (intubation without delay) | 42 (45) | | Urgent (intubation within 1 hour) | 29 (31) | | Nonurgent (intubation in >1 hour) | 20 (22) | | Unknown | 2 (2) | | Time-out performed | 73 (78) | | Oral intubation | 89 (96) |
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