Table 3 Adverse events and complications during PDT with TED
From: Feasibility and safety of dilatational tracheotomy using the rigid endoscope: a multicenter study
Phases of PDT | Total events | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 (puncture) | 2 (dilation) | 3 (cannula insertion) | ||
Bleeding | 3 (1.7)a | 5 (2.8)a | 2 (1.2) | 10 (5.5) |
Tracheal ring fracture | 2 (1.1) | 23 (13.1) | 5 (2.9) | 30 (17.1) |
Lesion of posterior tracheal wall | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.5) | 0 | 2 (1.0) |
Pneumothorax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anesthesia complications | 6 (3.4) | 2 (1.1) | 0 | 8 (4.5) |
Desaturation < 90% | 7 (4.0)b | 1 (0.6)b | 5 (2.5) | 12 (6.5) |
Other incidents | 11 (6.2) | |||
Dental damage | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.8) |
Loss of guide wire | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 2 (1.2) |
Tracheal dislocation of cartilage fragments | 0 | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
Defect of dilator | 0 | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
Short cannula | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.2) | 2 (1.2) |
Difficult insertion of cannula | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.2) | 2 (1.2) |
Bronchial dislocation with blood clot | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) |