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| n | % | |
| Procedural success of PDT (%) | 42 | 100 |
| Major complications (%) | 0 | 0 |
| Minor complications | ||
| Minor bleeding* (%) | 4 | 8.3 |
| Local stomal infections (%) | 3 | 6.2 |
| 30 day follow-up | ||
| Death (%) | 18 | 42.8 |
| Multiorgan failure (%) | 10 | 23.8 |
| Sepsis (%) | 3 | 7.1 |
| Cardiac (%) | 5 | 11.9 |
| One year follow-up Death (%) | 12 | 28.5 |
| PDT: Percutaneous dilatation tracheostomy; * Stomal oozing. | ||
