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. 2020 May 19;42(7):1374–1381. doi: 10.1002/hed.26261

TABLE 2.

Surgical complications associated with tracheostomy

Surgical complications No. (%)
Total (N = 11) percutaneous tracheostomy (N = 6) traditional tracheostomy (N = 5)
Death 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
Postoperative bleeding 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
Wound infection 2 (18.2%) 1 (16.7%) 1 (20%)
Subcutaneous emphysema 1 (9.1%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (20.0%)
Pneumothorax and mediastinal emphysema 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
Respiratory arrest 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
Tracheoesophageal fistula 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
Cannula prolapse 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)