Table 3 Complications and unexpected events related to prone positioning or inhaled sedation
Patient number | Type of complication | Reason | Management | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
063 | Pharyngeal dislocation of endotracheal tube | Unclear whether the patient extubated herself with her tongue or fixation of the tube unsticked because of salivation | Already spontaneous breathing → Noninvasive Ventilation, turned back, re-intubation | No hypoxia, turned back in PP after re-intubation |
019 | Insufficient sedation | Technical defect of Anaconda | Dexmedetomidine infusion | PP continued |
094 | Insufficient sedation | Low tidal volume | Sufentanil infusion | PP continued |
095 | Insufficient sedation | Low tidal volume | Sufentanil infusion | PP continued |
056 | Respiratory acidosis | Unclear | Controlled ventilation → still acidodic → turned back to supine position, Anaconda removed | Still acidotic in supine position |
072 | Respiratory acidosis | Retrospectively: kinked tube | Turned back, refixation of tube | PP continued |