Table 4 Causes of intubation and hospital death of inpatients who underwent emergent tracheal intubation
From: Emergency tracheal intubation peri-operative risk factors and prognostic impact after esophagectomy
Characteristics | ETI (n = 21) |
|---|---|
Reasons for intubation | |
Cardiopulmonary arrest | 2(9.5%) |
Hemorrhagic shock | 1(4.8%) |
Refractory hypoxemia | 18(85.7%) |
Cause of in-hospital death | |
Pulmonary embolism | 2(9.5%) |
Septic shock | 1(4.8%) |
Respiratory failure | 1(4.8%) |