Table 3.

Early results

Variables	group A (N = 249)	group B (N = 172)	p-value
30-day mortality	3 (1.2)	3 (1.7)	0.96
Stroke	3 (1.2)	1 (0.6)	0.9
Paraplegia	6 (2.4)	1 (0.6)	0.15
Pneumonia	0 (0.0)	1 (0.6)	0.23
Mesenteric arterial embolism	1 (0.4)	0 (0.0)	0.41
Renal failure	3 (1.2)	3 (1.7)	0.96

Data are presented as n (%)