Evaluation of the Safety of Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy Compared with Surgical Tracheostomy in the Intensive Care Unit

Table 2

Primary outcomes.

	PDT group (n = 52)	ST group (n = 49)	value
All complications, N (%)	7 (13.4)	18 (36.7)	0.013
Intraoperative complications, N (%)	2 (3.8)	3 (6.1)	0.946
Hypoxemia	0	1
Active bleeding	0	0
Extratracheal insertion	0	0
Reintubation	0	0
Subcutaneous emphysema	2	2
Pneumothorax	0	0
Postoperative complications, N (%)	5 (9.6)	17 (34.6)	0.003
Immediate postoperative complications
Bleeding	4	6
Accidental decannulation	0	5
Air leak from the fistula	0	7
Late postoperative complications
Pneumonia	1	1
Granulation of surgical site	1	0
Surgical site infection	0	0