Complication

No. o patients

% of the total bronchoscopies/D.L

Associated risk factor/factors

No. of patients

% of the total bronchoscopies/D.L

Transient hypoxia

3

6.12

1) Age below 1 year

1

2.04

2) Pre-existing pneumonia due to delayed presentation/referral in an infant (below 1 year)

1

2.04

3) Improper size and positioning of a bronchoscope

1

2.04

Hypoxic bradycardia

2

4.08

1) Age below 1 year

1

2.04

2) Lighter plane of anaesthesial/less skilled anaesthetist)

1

2.04

Transient cardiac arrest

2

4.08

1) Vegetable foreign body necessitating prolonged bronchoscopy in an infant below 1 year

1

2.04

2) Semiblind technique without using a telescope or telescopic forceps (thus prolonging the procedure)

1

2.04

Cardiac arrest and death

1

2.04

Vegetable foreign body necessitating prolonged bronchoscopy

1

2.04

Bronchial perforation and death

2

4.08

Less skilled bronchoscopist

2

4.08

Reflex bradycardia

1

2.04

Age below 1 year

1

2.04

Bronchospasm

1

2.04

Delayed referral with pre existing pneumonia

1

2.04

Misdirection of bronchoscope into oesophagus

1

2.04

Less skilled bronchoscopist

1

2.04

Laryngospasm

1

2.04

Less skilled bronchoscopist with laryngeal trauma

1

2.04

Subglottic oedema

1

2.04

Vegetable foreign body necessitating prolonged bronchscopy

1

2.04

Pneumothorax

1

2.04

Vegetable foreign body necessitating prolonged bronchloscopy

1

2.04

Surgical emphysema neck, chest

1

2.04

Less skilled bronchoscopist with a traumatic procedure

1

2.04

Cerebral anoxia and death

1

2.04

Vegetable foreign body necessitating a prolonged procedure

1

2.04

Paralytic ileus

1

2.04

Vegetable foreign body necessitating a prolonged procedure forced ventilation for hypoxia (with mask)

1

2.04