Table 1 Patient characteristics categorized by the number of TI attempts (n = 2080)
1 attempt (n = 1256) | 2 attempts (n = 503) | ≥ 3 attempts (n = 321) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years median (IQR) | 1 (1–6) | 1 (0–6) | 0 (0–4) | 0.039 |
< 1 year | 530 (42 %) | 226 (45 %) | 163 (51 %) | |
1–7 years | 459 (37 %) | 173 (34 %) | 99 (31 %) | |
≥ 8 years | 267 (21 %) | 104 (21 %) | 59 (18 %) | |
Weight in kg median (IQR) | 10 (5–20) | 10 (5–19) | 9 (4–18) | 0.017 |
Male gender, n (%) | 710 (57 %) | 299 (60 %) | 193 (61 %) | 0.33 |
Patient categorya | ||||
Respiratory | 685 (57 %) | 294 (61 %) | 168 (54 %) | |
Cardiac | 174 (15 %) | 57 (12 %) | 48 (16 %) | |
Neurological | 103 (9 %) | 37 (8 %) | 23 (7 %) | |
Sepsis/Shock | 59 (5 %) | 25 (5 %) | 23 (7 %) | |
Trauma | 18 (2 %) | 7 (1 %) | 10 (3 %) | |
Other/Missing | 153 (13 %) | 64 (13 %) | 37 (12 %) | |
Indicationsb | ||||
Oxygenation failure | 736 (59 %) | 299 (59 %) | 183 (57 %) | 0.79 |
Ventilation failure | 723 (58 %) | 304 (60 %) | 206 (64 %) | 0.08 |
Upper airway obstruction | 225 (18 %) | 96 (19 %) | 56 (17 %) | 0.80 |
History of difficult airway | 168 (13 %) | 75 (15 %) | 61 (19 %) | 0.04 |
Sign of upper airway obstructionc | 153 (12 %) | 74 (15 %) | 64 (20 %) | 0.001 |