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Table 3 Difficulties contributed to problems during resuscitation room intubation procedures (n = 129)

From: Airway Management in the Emergency Department (The OcEAN-Study) - a prospective single centre observational cohort study

 

[n, (%)]

Secretion/blood

21 (16.3%)

Reduced mouth opening

12 (9.3%)

Short neck

9 (8.5%)

Immobilisation

7 (5.4%)

Untrained personal

7 (5.4%)

Retrognathy

4 (3.1%)

Patient positioning

3 (2.3%)

Anatomy pharynx/larynx

3 (2.3%)

Foreign body

1 (1.6%)

Anatomy neck

0 (0.0%)

Malfunction equipment

0 (0.0%)