Research Article
Validation of Difficult Airway Physiological Score (DAPS) in Critically Ill Adults Undergoing Endotracheal Intubation in the Emergency Department
Table 2
Characteristics of patients having endotracheal intubation in the emergency department (n = 326).
| Demographic and clinical factors | n (%) |
| Age | <45 years | 128 [39.3%] | ≥45 years | 198 [60.7%] |
| Gender | Male | 123 [37.7%] | Female | 203 [62.2%] |
| Triage vitals on presentation | Systolic blood pressure | 128 (106–150) | Diastolic blood pressure | 76 (60–90) | Heart rate | 110 (90–125) | Oxygen saturations | 93 (82–98) | Respiratory rate | 28 (22–36) |
| Presenting complaint | Shortness of breath | 153 [46.9%] | Fever | 94 [28.8%] | Drowsiness | 96 [29.4%] | Seizures | 20 [6.1%] | Trauma | 33 [10.1%] | Coma | 51 [15.6%] | Others | 135 [41.4%] |
| Reasons for intubation | Coma | 220 [67.5%] | Hypoxia | 130 [39.9%] | Metabolic acidosis | 89 [27.3%] | Anticipated decline | 143 [43.9%] | Respiratory distress | 239 [73.3%] | Polytrauma | 17 [5.2%] | Isolated trauma | 21 [6.4%] | Gunshot injury | 4 [1.2%] | Others | 8 [2.5%] |
| Shock index | <0.9 | 177 [54.3%] | ≥0.9 | 149 [45.7%] |
| pH group | >7.3 | 252 [77.3%] | ≤7.3 | 74 [22.7%] |
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Median (Interquartile Range). |