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Assess the risk of complications during endotracheal intubation (ETI) and their association with the skill level of the intubating physician.

Prospective cohort study of 136 patients intubated by the intensive care team during a 5-month period. Standardized data forms were used to collect detailed information on the intubating physicians, supervisors, techniques, medications and complications.

Canadian academic intensive care unit.

All intubations were successful and there were no deaths during intubation. Non-experts were supervised in 92% of procedures. Expert operators were successful within two attempts in 94%, compared to only 82% of non-experts (P = 0.03), with 13.2% of all intubations requiring ≥3 attempts. Furthermore, 10 …