Table 4.

Exploratory Outcomes

Index	Control Group	Experimental Group	P-value
Complication within hospitalization
Reoperation	5 (3%)	3 (2%)	0.485
Atrial fibrillation	9 (6%)	6 (4%)	0.442
Cardiac failure	2 (1%)	1 (1%)	0.570
Unplanned ICU admission	5 (3%)	3 (2%)	0.485
Respiratory failure	6 (4%)	4 (3%)	0.534
Bleeding	4 (3%)	2 (1%)	0.419
Death on day 30	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	-

Notes: Data are presented as number (%). The difference of sample size is due to the patient’s lost follow-up.