Research Article

The Success Rate of Endotracheal Intubation in the Emergency Department of Tertiary Care Hospital in Ethiopia, One-Year Retrospective Study

Table 1

Demographics and frequency of intubations at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

VariablesSubclassFrequency and percentage (N = 256), n (%)

Age<1837 (14.5)
≥18196 (76.5)
Missing23 (9.0)
SexMale194 (75.8)
Female62 (24.2)
Preintubation GCS3–8111 (43.4)
9–1225 (9.8)
13–1543 (16.8)
Missing80 (30.0)
Preintubation SBP<9017 (6.6)
90–12073 (28.5)
120–160119 (46.5)
>16027 (10.5)
Missing23 (8.9)
Preintubation PR<6023 (8.9)
60–10089 (34.8)
101–150110 (43.0)
>15017 (6.6)
Missing17 (6.6)
Preintubation RR<121 (0.4)
12–2469 (26.9)
24–3556 (21.8)
>3544 (17.1)
Missing86 (33.8)
Preintubation SpO2<9073 (28.5)
≥90172 (67.2)
Missing11 (4.3)

Index. PR, pulse rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure; RR, respiratory rate; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale.