Investigating the effects of pressure support ventilation and positive end-expiratory pressure during extubation on respiratory system complications

Table 4 Encountered complications

	Group I n = 37	All patients n = 199
Persistent cough	12 (33%)	6.04%
Desaturation	9 (24%)	4.53%
Bronchospasm	8 (22%)	4.02%
Agitation	3 (8%)	1.5%
Need for rescue mask ventilation	3 (8%)	1.5%
Airway obstruction	2 (5%)	1%

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