Table 4

Peri- and postoperative complications

Complication	Perioperative	Postoperative
Cardiac dysrhythmias	33	28
Myocardial dysfunction	8^4-150	13
Complications requiring surgical intervention	–	16
Respiratory complications	–	20^4-151
CNS complications	–	7^4-152
Others	14^4-153	9^4-154
Total	55	93

Each patient is represented separately (deaths excluded, n = 267).
↵4-150 In 2 cases in combination with atrioventricular block III and in 1 case in combination with low cardiac output at sternal closure.
↵4-151 4 reintubated.
↵4-152 4 with seizures, 2 of whom had cerebral oedema, 1 with meningitis, 1 with further impaired mental retardation after cardiac arrest, and 1 anoxic central nervous system (CNS) injury with pathological electroencephalogram.
↵4-153 2 with technical problems with the extracorporeal circulation, 8 with surgical complications, 2 with bleeding requiring resternotomy, 1 with thrombotic material on inferior vena cava needle, and 1 requiring medical treatment for pulmonary hypertension during surgery.
↵4-154 1 with urethra stricture, 1 with vocal cord paresis, 1 with haemolysis, 1 with haemorrhagic gastritis, 1 sepsis, 1 with temporary anuri/oliguri, 1 sternal osteomyelitis, and 2 with incipient cardiac tamponade.