| Results | Propofol (n = 43) | Etomidate (n = 55) | P-value |
| Oral trauma, n (%) | 1 (2.3) | 2 (3.6) | 0.99 |
| Failed extubation, n (%) | 2 (4.6) | 3 (5.5) | 0.99 |
| Time to intubation, n (%) | |||
| ≤5 minutes | 22 (51.2) | 30 (34.6) | 0.83 |
| >5 minutes | 21 (48.8) | 25 (45.4) | 0.84 |
| Time to extubation, n (%) | |||
| ≤24 hours | 13 (30.2) | 10 (19.6) | 0.23 |
| >24 hours ≤48 hours | 16 (37.2) | 17 (33.3) | 0.52 |
| ≥48 hours | 14 (32.6) | 24 (47.1) | 0.30 |
| Hospital LOS1 | 7.7 ± 6.3 | 9.2 ± 7.8 | 0.31 |
| ICU LOS1 | 4.7 ± 5.1 | 6.3 ± 7.1 | 0.22 |
| Mortality, n (%) | 5 (11.6) | 20 (27.3) | 0.004 |