Table 4 Procedure-related complications

Conversion to open sternotomy

12/422

2.8

n.a

n.a

n.a

n.a

n.a

Immediate 72 h procedural mortality

3/422

0.7

3/422

0.7

1.000

1.000 (0.201–4.983)

2.553 (0.368–17.716)

Wound infection

0

0

16/422

3.8

< 0.001

n.a

n.a

Pericardial tamponade

2/422

0.5

35/422

8.3

< 0.001

0.053 (0.013–0.220)

0.049 (0.011–0.213)

AV block grade III

11/422

2.6

48/422

11.4

< 0.001

0.209 (0.107–0.408)

0.231 (0.111–0.482)

Pneumonia

8/422

1.9

36/422

8.5

< 0.001

0.207 (0.095–0.451)

0.279 (0.117–0.662)

Pneumothorax

6/422

1.4

4/422

0.9

0.525

1.507 (0.422–5.380)

1.408 (0.322–6.159)

Pleural effusion

5/421

1.2

18/422

4.3

0.006

0.270 (0.099–0.733)

0.478 (0.156–1.468)

AF^a

63/422

14.9

106/422

25.1

< 0.001

0.523 (0.370–0.740)

0.589 (0.392–0.885)