Percentage of patients reporting complications by operation type
| Complication |
All (n = 50) |
CABG (n = 24) |
Valve (n = 21) |
CABG + Valve (n = 3) |
| Permanent stroke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Permanent cognitive disability | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reoperation | 4 | 0 | 9.5 | 0 |
| Myocardial infarction | 2 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Arrhythmia | 12 | 12.5 | 9.5 | 20 |
| Kidney failure | 2 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pulmonary embolus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deep vein thrombosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pleural effusion | 30 | 25 | 33.3 | 40 |
| Wound problems | 22 | 25 | 19.2 | 20 |
| Failure of sternal union | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Transient stroke | 4 | 4.2 | 0 | 20 |
| Transient cognitive disability | 4 | 0 | 9.5 | 0 |
CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting