| type of complication |
stent n (%) |
mortality n (%) |
| dislocation total |
10 (19.2) |
|
| A migration |
8 (15.4) |
1 (2.9) |
| B iatrogenic dislocation |
2* (3.8) |
|
| mucus plugging |
10 (19.2) |
1 (2.9) |
| Infection |
3 (5.8) |
|
| Granulomaforming |
6 (11.6) |
|
| edema of the glottis |
2 (3.8) |
|
| Arrosion bleeding |
1 (1.9) |
1 (2.9) |
| disruption of posterior tracheal wall |
1 (1.9) |
1 (2.9) |
| Sum |
33 (63.5) |
4(11.4) |
*one stent was dislocated twice |