Table 4.

Airway complications with propofol for endoscopic procedures

Required bag and mask ventilation (n)	3
Required tracheal intubation (n)	0
Other airway interventions required:*
no airway intervention required	556 (70.7%)
occasional chin support	173 (22.1%)
almost continuous chin support	37 (4.7%)
nasal airway required	12 (1.5%)
tracheostomy in situ	5 (0.6%)
prophylactic NIV used (for PEGs)	3 (0.4%)

Values are number (%) of occurrences.

*Only recorded in the last 786 patients.

NIV, non-invasive (nasal) ventilation; PEG, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.