Airway complications with propofol for endoscopic procedures
| Required bag and mask ventilation (n) | 3 |
| Required tracheal intubation (n) | 0 |
| Other airway interventions required:* | |
| no airway intervention required | 556 (70.7%) |
| occasional chin support | 173 (22.1%) |
| almost continuous chin support | 37 (4.7%) |
| nasal airway required | 12 (1.5%) |
| tracheostomy in situ | 5 (0.6%) |
| prophylactic NIV used (for PEGs) | 3 (0.4%) |
Values are number (%) of occurrences.
*Only recorded in the last 786 patients.
NIV, non-invasive (nasal) ventilation; PEG, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.