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Emerg Med J 21:296-301 doi:10.1136/emj.2003.007344
  • Original Article

The who, where, and what of rapid sequence intubation: prospective observational study of emergency RSI outside the operating theatre

Table 10

Using the complication rates for each diagnostic group we predicted the complication rate expected in each location and for each physician group

A Observed and expected complication rates for each location
ICU ED Wards
Expected number of complications 40 9 21
Expected rate of complication % 50.6 11.7 40.4
Observed rate of complication % 54.4 16.0 50.0
χ2 gives a p = 01.3
B Observed and expected complication rates for each physician group
Group A Group NA Group M
χ2 gives a p = 0.23.
Expected number of complications 18 27 28
Expected rate of complication % 35.3 32.9 37.3
Observed rate of complication % 33.3 34.1 49

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