Table 2 Post-tracheostomy Complications (N = 46)

Intraoperative

No complication

-

-

Immediate complications

Bleeding

1

2.2

Subcutaneous emphysema

1

2.2

Early complications

Aspiration pneumonia

6

13.0

Accidental decannulation

2

4.4

Tracheal tube obstruction

2

4.4

Late complications

Suprastomal granulation tissue

17

37.0

Stomal infection

11

23.9

Tracheal stenosis

1

2.2

Impacted tracheostomy tube

1

2.2