Research Article
Application of Montgomery T-Tube Placement in Treating Cotton-Myer IV Subglottic Airway Atresia after Bi-Level Airway Recanalization
Table 4
Short- or long-term complications after T-tube placement.
| | Complication | Occurrence rate (%), | Grade |
| | Short term (<24 h) | | Mediastinal emphysema | 1 (9.1) | 2 | | Vocal cords edema | 5 (45.5) | 1 | | Hemoptysis | 1 (9.1) | 1 | | Bronchospasm | 2 (18.2) | 1 | | Atrial fibrillation | 1 (9.1) | 1 | | Long-term (>24 h) | | Sputum retention in T-tube | 1 (9.1) | — | | Lower respiratory infection | 1 (9.1) | — | | Granulation tissue hyperplasia on the edge of T-tube | 3 (27.3) | — | | T-tube replacement | 3 (27.3) | — | | Subcutaneous soft tissue infection | 2 (18.2) | — |
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