Table 3.

Complications following EDT and ET

Complications	Overall (n = 56)	EDT (n = 12)	ET (n = 44)
Mortality	20 (36)	9 (75)	11 (25)
Re-bleeding	6 (11)	1 (8)	6 (14)
Acute respiratory distress syndrome	2 (4)	1 (8)	1 (2)
Superficial wound infection	1 (2)	0 (0)	1 (2)
Abscess	2 (4)	0 (0)	2 (5)
Pneumonia	3 (5)	1 (8)	2 (5)
Empyema	2 (4)	0 (0)	2 (5)
Sepsis	1 (2)	0 (0)	1 (2)
Rhabdomyolysis	2 (4)	1 (8)	1 (2)
Neurological impairment	2 (4)	0 (0)	2 (5)
Re-operation	9 (16)	1 (8)	8 (18)

Data are shown as numbers with the corresponding percentages between parentheses

Complications other than mortality are shown for survivors only