Complications - Percutaneous dilatational tracheotomy - general and visceral surgery
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Intraoperative complications
- Bleeding (< 2%)
- Intratracheal bleeding
- Tracheal injury/injury to the posterior wall (2,2%)
- Injury to the cricoid cartilage
- Pneumothorax (< 1%)
- Paratracheal malposition (extremely rare)
- Failed puncture with injury to adjacent organs (carotid artery, esophagus, thyroid)
- Injury to the recurrent nerve
- Cardiac arrest by vagal stimulation
Postoperative complications
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