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Table 3 Postoperative complications

From: Elective minimally invasive coronary artery bypass: Shunt or tournique occlusion? Assessment of a protective role of perioperative left anterior descending shunting on myocardial damage. A prospective randomized study

Postoperative complications

TO group, n = 18

ILS group, n = 17

p-value

Blood losses†, ml

325; 300–450

350; 300–450

0.91

Rethoracotomy for bleeding, n

1 (5.6)

0 (0)

1.00

New atrial fibrillation, n

4 (22.2)

4 (23.5)

1.00

Low cardiac output

   

IABP necessary, n

0 (0)

0 (0)

1.00

Prolonged catecholamines > 24 hours, n

4 (22.2)

2 (11.8)

0.66

Pleural effusion, n

1 (5.6)

0 (0)

1.00

  1. † Values are expressed as median; 95%LCL-95%UCL.
  2. Values in parentheses are percentages.
  3. TO = tournique occlusion; ILS = intraluminal-left anterior descending shunt; IABP = intraaortic balloon pump; LCL = lower confidence limit; UCL = upper confidence limit.