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Table 3 Post-operative complications comparison between two group of patients(%)

From: Surgical repair via submammary thoracotomy, right axillary thoracotomy and median sternotomy for ventricular septal defects

Item

Group A

Group B

Group C

P

Cerebrovascular accident

0

0

0

 

Small residual shunt

5

3

4

 

Large residual shunt requiring reoperation

0

0

0

 

Severe Arrhythmia

    

Complete AVB

0

0

0

 

Mobitz type II AVB

0

0

0

 

Low cardiac output syndrome

0

0

0

 

Pulmonary infection

5

7

9

P > 0.05

Surgical wound bad healing

4

0

1

 

Pneumothorax

0

3

4

P < 0.05

Subcutaneous emphysema

0

2

3

P < 0.05

Thoracic deformity

7

0

0

 

Pericardial effusion

2

0

0

 

Pleural effusion

0

2

2

 

Transient Arrhythmia

5

6

5