Emergency Tracheal Intubation in Patients with COVID-19: Experience from a UK Centre

Table 5

Summary of survey responses. Data are expressed as n/N (%) or median and interquartile range (IQR).

Role of the respondent
Anaesthetic consultant	18/29 (62%)
Critical care consultant	5/29 (17%)
Anaesthetics trainee	6/29 (21%)
Reported routine use of videolaryngoscopy (prepandemic)
<50% of tracheal intubations	25/29 (86%)
50–75% of tracheal intubations	2/29 (7%)
>75% of tracheal intubations	2/29 (7%)
Number of tracheal intubations undertaken as primary intubator/laryngoscopist
<2	15/29 (56%)
3-4	6/29 (23%)
5-6	4/29 (15%)
7-8	2/29 (8%)
9-10	1/29 (4%)
>10	1/29 (4%)
Median (IQR)	1.5 (4)
Perceived anxiety associated with the tracheal intubation process	Onset of pandemic	During peak of pandemic	value
Median (IQR)	4 (1)	2 (0.5)