Table 1 Comparison of variables between the two techniques
From: Comparison of emergency airway management techniques in the performance of emergent Cricothyrotomy
Overall (n = 51) | Scalpel-bougie-tube (n = 27) | Surgical cricothyrotomy technique (n = 24) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 45.2 ± 19.93 | 46.04 ± 19.7 | 44.25 ± 20.57 | 0.7528 |
Glasgow Coma Scale | 9 (3, 15) | 4 (3, 12) | 15 (8.5, 15) | 0.0036 |
Injury severity score | 23 (16, 28) | 22 (16, 30) | 24.5 (17, 27) | 0.896 |
Systolic blood pressure | 113.75 ± 49.93 | 93 ± 54.27 | 137.08 ± 31.88 | 0.0009 |
Diastolic blood pressure | 66.1 ± 29.76 | 54.7 ± 35.58 | 78.92 ± 13.06 | 0.0023 |
Pulse | 83.98 ± 41.65 | 71.7 ± 49.67 | 98.39 ± 23.35 | 0.0173 |
Respiratory rate | 17.12 ± 10.23 | 12.71 ± 12.37 | 21.52 ± 4.55 | 0.0051 |
Gender | 0.3709 | |||
Female | 12 (23.5%) | 5 (18.5%) | 7 (29.2%) | |
Male | 39 (76.5%) | 22 (81.5%) | 17 (70.8%) | |
Race | 0.8935 | |||
Caucasian | 13 (25.5%) | 7 (25.9%) | 6 (25%) | |
African American | 12 (23.5%) | 7 (25.9%) | 5 (20.8%) | |
Asian | 3 (5.9%) | 2 (7.4%) | 1 (4.2%) | |
Hispanic | 23 (45.1%) | 11 (40.7%) | 12 (50%) | |
Indication for EC | 0.2861 | |||
Airway obstruction (pharyngeal mass or angioedema) | 12 (23.5%) | 4 (14.8%) | 8 (33.3%) | |
Facial/neck trauma (blunt and penetrating) | 23 (45.1%) | 14 (51.9%) | 9 (37.5%) | |
Failed endotracheal intubations | 16 (31.4%) | 9 (33.3%) | 7 (29.2%) | |
Mortality | 0.2172* | |||
Alive | 37 (72.6%) | 15 (55.6%) | 22 (91.7%) | |
Patients who arrived at the hospital without vital signs and had resuscitative efforts terminated in the trauma bay within 15 minutes of arrival | 7 (13.7%) | 7 (25.9%) | 0 (0%) | |
Dead | 7 (13.7%) | 5 (18.5%) | 2 (8.3%) | |
Complications | ||||
Earlya | 0 | 0 | 0 | not applicable |
Latea | 0 | 0 | 0 | not applicable |