Table 4: Bivariate analysis of socio-demographic characteristics of the patients, person in charge of intubation, anesthetist experience and POST (n=336).
Variable |
POST |
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No (%) Yes (%) RR (95% CI) |
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Age 18 to 40 years 41 to 60 years ≥61 years |
121(72.5) 69(67.0) 43(65.2) |
46(27.5) 34(33.0) 23(34.8) |
Referent 1.20 (0.83-1.73) 1.27 (0.84-1.91) |
Gender Female Male |
127(67.2) 106 (72.1) |
62(32.8) 41(27.9) |
Referent 0.85 (0.61-1.18) |
Body weight, Kg 25.01 - 70.00 70.01 - 90.00 |
229(72.0) 4(22.2) |
89(28.0) 14(77.8) |
Referent 2.78 (2.05-3.76)*** |
Height, Cm 130 – 150 151 - 170 171 - 190 |
26(70.3) 157(67.1) 50(76.9) |
11(29.7) 77(32.9) 15(23.1) |
Referent 1.11 (0.65-1.87) 0.78 (0.40-1.51) |
BMI Severe malnutrition Normal Over weight |
37(69.8) 178(70.6) 18(58.1) |
16(30.2) 74(29.4) 13(41.9) |
Referent 0.97 (0.62-1.530) 0.83 (0.78-2.49) |
Smoking Status No Yes |
227(70.9) 6(37.5) |
93(29.1) 10(62.5) |
Referent 2.15 (1.42-3.26)** |
Intubating Person
Regular Anesthetists
Students |
208 (70.7)
25(59.5) |
86(29.3)
17(40.5) |
Referent
0.72 (0.48-1.09) |
Anesthesia Experience∞ < 2 years 2 -5 years 6 - 10 years ≥ 11 years |
42(70.0) 90(72.6) 26(74.3) 50(66.7) |
18(30.0) 34(27.4) 9(25.7) 25(33.3) |
Referent 1.09 (0.68-1.77) 1.17 (0.59-2.31) 0.90 (0.55-1.49) |
Type of Surgery Gynecology Orthopedics Thyroid Abdominal ENT *Others |
49(66.2) 35(76.1) 6(54.5) 106(73.6) 17(65.4) 19(55.9) |
25(33.8) 11(23.9) 5(45.5) 38(26.4) 9(34.6) 15(44.1) |
Referent 0.71(0.39-1.30) 1.35(0.65-2.77) 0.78(0.51-1.19) 1.14(0.55-1.90) 1.31(0.80-2.14) |
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**p-value< 0.01, ***p-value< 0.001, ∞Anesthetists experience was analyzed only for the regular anesthetists (N=294), *Neurosurgery (n=16), Burn (n=14), and Uro-surgery (n=4)