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
Table 2: Complication rate, mortality (stents placed n = 52, patients stented n= 35).