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Loss of airway (n = 57) |
PDT | OST | n.s. | |||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Intraoperative (n = 14) | 11 | 33.3 | 3 | 17.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Postoperative (n = 43) | 22 | 66.7 | 14 | 82.4 | 7 | 100 |
n.s., not specified; OST, open surgical tracheostomy;
PDT, percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy
