Table 5.
The occurrence of complications during VP replacement each year.
| Type of complication | Occurrence of complications each year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 (n=130), n (%)* | 2018 (n=165), n (%)* | 2019 (n=130), n (%)* | 2020 (n=49), n (%)* | 2021 (n=33), n (%)* | 2022 (n=12), n (%)* | |
| TEF widening | 109 (84) | 117 (71) | 115 (89) | 39 (80) | 25 (76) | 9 (75) |
| TEF granulation | 10 (8) | 15 (9) | 12 (9) | 6 (12) | 2 (6) | – |
| TEF inflammation | 9 (7) | 25 (15) | 9 (9) | 4 (8) | 4 (12) | 1 (8) |
| VP pulled into TEF | 3 (2) | 5 (3) | 4 (3) | – | 1 (3) | 1 (8) |
| VP loss | 19 (15) | 11 (7) | 15 (12) | 6 (12) | 1 (3) | 4 (33) |
| Other and not specified | 10 (8) | 5 (3) | 15 (12) | – | 3 (9) | 2 (17) |
*The data do not add up to 100% because a patient may have experienced more than one type of complication. TEF, tracheoesophageal fistula; VP, voice prosthesis.