Patient Outcomes Following Emergency Department Intubation (IMAGE)

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Patient Outcomes Following Emergency Department Intubation

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The researchers found that in-hospital mortality following intubation was worse for patients over 90 than any other group, with 50 percent of those patients dying in the hospital following intubation, and 14 percent of these patients being discharged home. However, the outcomes were not drastically better for patients on the younger side of the study, with 29 percent patients between 65 and 74 dying in hospital following emergency intubation, and only 31 percent of these patients being discharged home.

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Kei Ouchi, Brigham and Women's Hospital

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