Table 4 Complications according to intubation device
Variable | Total n = 958 | Direct laryngoscopy n = 465 | Video laryngoscopy n = 493 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Complications, n (%) | 251 (26.2) | 118 (25.4) | 133 (27.0) | 0.573 |
Hypotension* | 181 (18.9) | 94 (20.2) | 87 (17.6) | 0.310 |
Severe desaturation† | 24 (2.6) | 5 (1.1) | 19 (4.1) | 0.005 |
Oesophageal intubation | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0.485 |
Dental trauma | 4 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.6) | 0.625 |
Oral bleeding | 42 (4.4) | 18 (3.9) | 24 (4.9) | 0.451 |
Aspiration | 3 (0.3) | 2 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) | 0.614 |
Others‡ | 12 (1.3) | 3 (0.6) | 9 (1.8) | 0.101 |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 32 [17, 58] | 32 [18, 58] | 31 [16, 59] | 0.640 |
In-hospital mortality (%) | 465 (48.5) | 200 (43.0) | 265 (53.8) | 0.001 |