Table 5 Definitions in identified airway registries
From: Airway registries in primarily adult, emergent endotracheal intubation: a scoping review
Name of Airway Registry | Definition of Intubation Attempt | Definition of FPS | Definition of hypoxia | Definition of hypotension |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ANZEDAR | Single pass of the laryngoscope blade into the mouth | Successful placement of an endotracheal tube following the first pass of the laryngoscope into the mouth | Peripheral oxygen saturation < 93% measured by pulse oximeter | SBP < 90 mmHg |
BCARE | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Chulalongkorn Airway Registry | Attempt of laryngoscopy | Successful intubation during the first attempt | Not reported | Not reported |
Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital Airway Registry | Not reported | Not reported | Oxygen saturation < 93% | Decrease in SBP requiring treatment with IV fluids |
Cleveland Clinic Emergency Airway Registry | Single insertion of a laryngoscope for oral intubations or a single insertion of an endotracheal tube for nasal attempts | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Continuous Quality Improvement Database | Insertion of the laryngoscope blade into the mouth of the patient, regardless of whether an attempt was made to insert a tracheal tube | Successful tracheal intubation on a single laryngoscope insertion | Oxygen saturation < 93% | SBP < 90 mmHg |
DREAM | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
EDIR | Not reported | Not reported | Oxygen saturation < 90% | SBP < 90 mmHg |
JEANI + II | Single insertion of a laryngoscope (or other device) past the teeth | Endotracheal tube being placed past the vocal cords, with confirmation by quantitative or colorimetric end-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring, on first attempt | Pulse oximetry saturation < 90% | SBP < 90 mmHg |
KEAMR | Single insertion of the laryngoscope past the teeth | Proper placement of the endotracheal tube through the vocal cords on first attempt | Pulse oximetry < 90% | Not reported |
King Abdulaziz University Hospital Airway Registry | Insertion of the laryngoscope blade into the oropharynx regardless of whether an attempt was made to pass the endotracheal tube | Successful tracheal intubation on a single laryngoscope insertion | Not reported | Not reported |
NEARI | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
NEARII | Single effort to place an airway | Endotracheal tube placed through the vocal cords on first attempt | Not reported | Not reported |
NEARIII | Any insertion of a laryngoscope beyond the alveolar ridge, whether or not an endotracheal tube was inserted | Successful intubation with a single laryngoscope blade insertion | Oxygen saturation < 90% during or immediately after attempt or desaturation of > 10% of absolute | SBP < 100 mmHg |
NERAA | Single passage of laryngoscope into the mouth | Successful passage of endotracheal tube through vocal cords on first attempt | Oxygen saturation < 93% | Hypotension requiring treatment with fluid or inotropes |
Samsung Medical Centre Emergency Airway Program | Placement of laryngoscope blade into mouth regardless of successful tube insertion into trachea | Successful endotracheal intubation on first intubation attempt | Decrease in oxygen saturation below 80% at any time within 30 min of intubation | SBP < 90 mmHg or mean BP < 65 mmHg or requiring vasopressor administration or an increased dose of vasopressor or a decrease in BP by > 20%, using the lowest vital signs during 30 min after intubation |
Singapore General Hospital Emergency Airway Registry | Attempt to pass the endotracheal tube through the vocal cords | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
The Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Airway Registry | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
The Alfred Airway Registry | Single passage of the laryngoscope blade into mouth | Not reported | Oxygen saturation of < 93% | Hypotension requiring treatment with IV fluids/pressors |
The Royal North Shore Emergency Airway Registry | Single passage of the laryngoscope blade past the lips | Correct placement of the endotracheal tube into the trachea, confirmed by end-tidal capnography, on the first attempt | Oxygen saturation < 93% | Hypotension requiring treatment with IV fluids |
Middlemore Hospital Airway Registry | Not reported | Not reported | Oxygen saturation < 90% | Hypotension requiring treatment with IV fluids/pressors |
South African ED Registry | Not reported | Successful intubation by the first operator on the first attempt | Oxygen saturation < 90% | SBP < 90 mmHg or 20% change from baseline |