Table 5. Loss of airway with fatal outcome.
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