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.

ComplicationOccurrence rate (%), Grade

Short term (<24 h)
 Mediastinal emphysema1 (9.1)2
 Vocal cords edema5 (45.5)1
 Hemoptysis1 (9.1)1
 Bronchospasm2 (18.2)1
 Atrial fibrillation1 (9.1)1
Long-term (>24 h)
 Sputum retention in T-tube1 (9.1)
 Lower respiratory infection1 (9.1)
 Granulation tissue hyperplasia on the edge of T-tube3 (27.3)
 T-tube replacement3 (27.3)
 Subcutaneous soft tissue infection2 (18.2)