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.
| | Variables | Subclass | Frequency and percentage (N = 256), n (%) |
| | Age | <18 | 37 (14.5) | | ≥18 | 196 (76.5) | | Missing | 23 (9.0) | | Sex | Male | 194 (75.8) | | Female | 62 (24.2) | | Preintubation GCS | 3–8 | 111 (43.4) | | 9–12 | 25 (9.8) | | 13–15 | 43 (16.8) | | Missing | 80 (30.0) | | Preintubation SBP | <90 | 17 (6.6) | | 90–120 | 73 (28.5) | | 120–160 | 119 (46.5) | | >160 | 27 (10.5) | | Missing | 23 (8.9) | | Preintubation PR | <60 | 23 (8.9) | | 60–100 | 89 (34.8) | | 101–150 | 110 (43.0) | | >150 | 17 (6.6) | | Missing | 17 (6.6) | | Preintubation RR | <12 | 1 (0.4) | | 12–24 | 69 (26.9) | | 24–35 | 56 (21.8) | | >35 | 44 (17.1) | | Missing | 86 (33.8) | | Preintubation SpO2 | <90 | 73 (28.5) | | ≥90 | 172 (67.2) | | Missing | 11 (4.3) |
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Index. PR, pulse rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure; RR, respiratory rate; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale.
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