Reintubation in Patients with Acute Poisoning: Risk Factor Analysis

Endotracheal intubation is one of the most common interventions in the intensive care unit to provide a reliable airway for patients. Our goal in this study was investigating the causes of endotracheal re-intubation in patients admitted to the poisonous intensive care unit.

In this case-control study, 43 patients required endotracheal re-intubation (case group) and 45 patients in the control group with only one endotracheal intubation were compared according to clinical, paraclinical, and post-treatment sign and symptoms.
Findings: There was a significant difference between the two groups based on the cause of consumption of drug or poison (suicide, accidental, or unspecified) (P

Spontaneous extubation and the cause of poisoning are predictive factors for re-intubation. In cases where the patient needs endotracheal re-intubation, the duration of hospitalization and complications are higher.