Skip to main content

Table 2 Incidences (%) of unrecognized data monitorings of vital signs

From: Adequate interval for the monitoring of vital signs during endotracheal intubation

Supposed time interval

Vital signs

Endotracheal intubation

Hemodynamically stable period

p-value

5 min

MAP

7.9 ± 8.2

2.1 ± 3.8

0.006

HR

5.1 ± 6.7

2.4 ± 4.2

0.058

2.5 min

MAP

2.5 ± 3.1

1.2 ± 2.2

0.065

HR

1.9 ± 2.5

1.7 ± 3.2

0.772

  1. MAP and HR mean mean arterial pressure and heart rate respectively
  2. Values are expressed as mean ± SD