The use of the Scar Cosmesis Assessment and rating scale to evaluate the cosmetic outcomes of totally thoracoscopic cardiac surgery

Table 2 Demographic and clinical data compared between TA group and SA group

Item	TA group	SA group	P
Male/Female	15/17	22/19	0.57
Age (years)	52.49 ± 10.17	51.69 ± 10.69	0.88
Current NYHA (median)	II	II
BMI (kg/m²)	22.26 ± 1.51	22.49 ± 1.73	0.64
Mortality	0	0	NS
Morbidity (severe events)
Embolism	1	0	0.44
Bleeding Events	2	1	0.58
Poor wound healing	2	2	1.00
Subcutaneous emphysema	2	0	0.18

NYHA class New York Heart Association functional classification, BMI body mass index

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