Research Article

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

Table 5

Type of intubations versus different variables at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

VariablesMedication use/type of intubation
RSI (N = 110), n (%)SED (N = 129), n (%)IOM (N = 16), n (%)

Age<1613 (11.8)16 (12.4)2 (12.5)
17–3545 (49.9)50 (38.8)8 (50.0)
36–6537 (33.6)35 (27.1)5 (31.3)
>656 (5.5)13 (10.1)1 (6.3)
SexMale79 (71.8)100 (77.5)12 (75.0)
Female30 (27.3)27 (20.9)4 (25.0)
Not documented1 (0.9)2 (1.6)0 (0)
First attemptFirst-year resident56 (50.9)58 (45.0)5 (31.3)
Second-year resident35 (31.8)41 (31.8)10 (62.5)
Third-year resident5 (4.5)21 (16.3)1 (6.3)
Consultant14 (12.7)8 (6.2)0 (0)
First attempt successSuccessful75 (68.2)90 (69.8)14 (87.5)
Not successful34 (30.9)38 (29.5)2 (12.5)
Final intubationFirst-year resident34 (30.9)30 (23.3)3 (18.8)
Second-year resident46 (41.8)58 (45.0)12 (75.0)
Third-year resident9 (8.2)24 (16.6)1 (6.3)
Consultant19 (17.3)13 (10.1)0 (0)
Not documented2 (1.8)4 (3.1)0 (0)
Final intubation successSuccessful108 (98.2)128 (99.2)16 (100)
Not successful2 (1.8)0 (0)0 (0)
ComplicationYes36 (32.7)50 (38.6)10 (62.5)
No74 (67.3)79 (61.2)6 (37.5)

Index. RSI, rapid sequence intubation; SED, intubation with only sedation; IOM, intubation without medication.