Complications reported in association with difficult intubation from the first 4000 incidents reported to AIMS
| Complication | No of reports |
|---|---|
| *There were two reports of bigeminy and one of supraventricular tachycardia. | |
| †Electrocardiographic signs of ischaemia, cardiac arrest, a lacerated tongue, and an oesophageal tear were each recorded on one occasion. | |
| Arterial desaturation <90% | 33 |
| Oesophageal intubation | 28 |
| Central cyanosis | 10 |
| Regurgitation | 9 |
| Bronchospasm | 9 |
| Laryngospasm | 7 |
| Dental damage | 4 |
| Cardiac arrhythmias* | 3 |
| Endobronchial intubation | 3 |
| Epistaxis | 2 |
| Pharyngeal trauma | 2 |
| Awareness | 2 |
| Masseter spasm | 2 |
| Others† | 4 |
| Total | 118 |