Acute complications of endotracheal intubation. Relationship to reintubation, route, urgency, and duration

Sixty-one consecutive medical intensive care unit patients who were intubated for more than three days were prospectively studied for complications. Patients who were reintubated had a higher incidence of all complications (chi square = 5.4; p less than .025), as did those with prolonged intubation...

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Published inChest Vol. 89; no. 2; p. 165
Main Authors Rashkin, M C, Davis, T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.1986
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Emergency Medical Services
Female
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal - adverse effects
Intubation, Intratracheal - methods
Male
Middle Aged
Time Factors
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Summary:Sixty-one consecutive medical intensive care unit patients who were intubated for more than three days were prospectively studied for complications. Patients who were reintubated had a higher incidence of all complications (chi square = 5.4; p less than .025), as did those with prolonged intubation (chi square = 16.1; p less than .005). Neither route nor urgency had an adverse clinical effect. In contrast there was a 13 percent incidence of acute tracheolaryngeal complications, but no association was found with reintubation, route, urgency, or total duration of endotracheal intubation.
ISSN:0012-3692
DOI:10.1378/chest.89.2.165