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Table 1 Insertion related problems with the Laryngeal tube in 347 patients

From: Laryngeal tube use in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by paramedics in Norway

Insertion related problems

No. of patients (%)

none

164 (47.3%)

lack of breath sounds (auscultation)

100 (28.8%)

problematic initial tube positioning

85 (24.5%)

leakage

61 (17.6%)

insertion time > 30 sec

46 (13.3%)

vomit/aspiration

44 (12.7%)

tube dislocation

17 (4.9%)