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Type of complications
| Respiratory failure (acute exacerbation) | 23 (26.1%) |
| Required ICU (not already in ICU) | 20 (22.7%) |
| Required intubation (not already intubated) | 12 (13.6%) |
| Prolonged air leakage (>7 days or Heimlich) | 9 (10.2%) |
| Pneumothorax | 5 (5.7%) |
| Required tracheostomy (not already trached) | 2 (2.2%) |
| Renal failure requiring dialysis | 2 (2.2%) |
| Pneumonia | 2 (2.2%) |
| Haemothorax | 1 (1.1%) |
| Reoperation (bleeding) | 1 (1.1%) |
