Expert-Performed Endotracheal Intubation-Related Complications in Trauma Patients: Incidence, Possible Risk Factors, and Outcomes in the Prehospital Setting and Emergency Department

Table 1

Details of airway-related complications in injured patients who underwent ETI in prehospital or emergency department setting.

N = 537	n (%)
At least one complication	126 (23.5)
Hypoxemia	25 (4.7)
Esophageal intubation with delayed recognition	9 (1.7)
Cardiac arrest immediately after ETI attempt	17 (3.2)
Recorded regurgitation	27 (5.0)
ETI failure rescued by emergency surgical airway	7 (1.3)
Dental trauma	8 (1.5)
Cuff leak requiring reintubation	5 (0.9)
Mainstem bronchus intubation	46 (8.6)

Data are expressed as n (%). ETI: endotracheal intubation.