Table 3. Complications of Rigid Bronchoscopy.

Variable	Number of Patients (%)
Dental and facial trauma	2 (2.4)
Hemorrhage	6 (7.3)
Pneumothorax	1 (1.2)
Central airway obstruction a	2 (2.4)
Peripheral airway obstruction b	2 (2.4)
Airway trauma	2 (2.4)

^aTumor, blood, secretions

^bAsthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, bronchospasm