Complications in preserving the airway in intensive care unit patients.

Maintaining the airway in patients in intensive care unit (ICU) is often a vitally important issue for successful treatment of patients. The aim of the study was to identify the complications as the most common causes of difficult ventilation in ICU patients. This retrospective study included 12 patients with difficult pulmonary ventilation, aged 12-70 years, 8 male and 4 female.