Research Article
Comfort and Coordination among Interprofessional Care Providers Involved in Intubations in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
| Characteristics, n (%) or median (IQR) | Study population (n = 93) |
| Age, months | 9 (3, 84) | Female sex | 55 (59) | Admission category | Respiratory | 25 (27) | Shock/sepsis | 8 (9) | Cardiac (medical) | 16 (17) | Trauma | 1 (1) | Neurologic | 15 (16) | Surgical | 19 (20) | Others | 6 (6) | Missing | 3 (3) | Intubation indication | Oxygenation failure | 31 (33) | Ventilation failure | 16 (17) | Hemodynamic instability | 10 (11) | Neuromuscular weakness | 4 (4) | Upper airway obstruction | 4 (4) | Pulmonary toilet | 4 (4) | Impaired airway reflex | 5 (5) | Elective | 14 (15) | Others | 1 (1) | Unplanned extubation | 2 (2) | Missing | 2 (2) | Time of intubation | Day shift | 68 (73) | Night shift | 25 (27) | Difficult airway | 20 (22) | Urgency of intubation | Emergent (intubation without delay) | 42 (45) | Urgent (intubation within 1 hour) | 29 (31) | Nonurgent (intubation in >1 hour) | 20 (22) | Unknown | 2 (2) | Time-out performed | 73 (78) | Oral intubation | 89 (96) |
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