Comparison of the outcome of emergency endotracheal intubation in the general ward, intensive care unit and emergency department.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergency endotracheal intubations outside the operating room (OR) are associated with high complications. We compare the outcome of emergency endotracheal intubation in the general ward, the intensive care unit (ICU) and the emergency department (ED).

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed adult patients requiring emergency endotracheal intubation that called for anesthesiologists at our tertiary care institution from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016. We evaluated the outcomes, including aspiration, hemodynamic collapse, pneumothorax, emergency tracheostomy, and survival to hospital discharge in the general ward, ICU, and ED.

Results

There were 416 non-OR emergency endotracheal intubation calls for the anesthesiologist. Among these areas, the ED had the h

SUBMITTER: Hsiao YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9038942 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature