complications
Last reviewed 01/2018
Complications of endotracheal intubation include:
- trauma to lips, gums and teeth
- oesophageal intubation
- vomiting and aspiration
- hypertension and arrhythmias
- very rarely, damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve
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