Table 3.

Postoperative results.

Variable	Group Z (n = 17)	Group J (n = 51)	p-value
Prolonged intubation	2 (11.8%)	2 (3.9%)	0.492
Renal failure/new dialysis	0	0
Early mortality
In-hospital mortality	1 (5.9%)	3 (5.9%)	1.0
Early morbidity
Stroke	3 (17.6%)	6 (11.8%)	0.825
Spinal cord injury	1 (5.9%)	2 (3.9%)	0.943
Paraplegia	0	0
Paraparesis	1 (5.9%)	2 (3.9%)	0.825