Table 1 Algorithm complications vs Literature complications.
From: Clinical features as discriminating factors in the choice of tracheostomy techniques
Tracheostomy Technique | CBD | BC | CBR | P-Twist | TLT | Surgical | Total | Study group | Literature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients n. | 16 | 2 | 44 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 118 | ||
Complications | % | % | |||||||
Bleeding | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.50% | 1,2% - 4,65% | |
Ring fractures | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10.20% | ? | |
Stenosys | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.50% | 0,8% - 3,7% | |
Edema | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00% | 3.40% | |
Tracheoesofagea fistula | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.85% | ? | |
Pneumothorax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.4-3% | |
Subcutaneous emphysema | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 1312.00% |