Risk Factors of Jaber et al for Immediate Complications Following Endotracheal Intubation in the Intensive Care Unit

 

Risk factors associated with severe or life-threatening complications:

(1) acute respiratory failure as reason for intubation

(2) shock as the reason for intubation

 

NOTE: Both of these risk factors are linked to severe complications (acute respiratory failure with hypoxemia; shock with hemodynamic collapse).

 

Other risk factors:

(1) older age

(2) higher SAPS II on admission (mean score for patients with complications was 54 with range 33 - 75; mean for patients without complications was 43 with range 26 - 60)

(3) hemodynamically unstable

 

Factors that reduced the risk of severe or life-threatening complications:

(1) intubation performed by 2 operators (junior physician supervised by senior)