Table 2.
Complication rates in patients undergoing surgery with skeletonized conduits
| Complications |
RA [n = 464 (%)] |
GEA [n = 482 (%)] |
Total [n = 946 (%)] |
| Not Recorded | 424 (91) | 438 (91) | 862 (91) |
| Post operative MI | 7 (1.5) | 1 (0.21) | 8 (0.85) |
| Arrhythmia | 2 (0.4) | 35 (8) | 37 (3.9) |
| CVA | 13 (2.8) | 1 (0.2) | 14 (1.7) |
| Re-exploration for bleeding | 3 (0.6) | 1 (0.2) | 4 (0.42) |
| Mediastinitis | 6 (1.2) | 0 | 6 (0.63) |
| In hospital death | 3 (0.6) | 1 (0.2) | 4 (0.42) |
| Respiratory failure | 10 (2.1) | 1 (0.1) | 11 (1.1) |
Conduit: RA = Radial Artery, GEA = Gastroepiploic Artery, N = Number
Complications: CVA = Cerebro-vascular Accident, MI = Myocardial Infarction