Table 5:

Outcomes (%) of the study group patients (N = 100) compared with all other operated patients (N = 10 192) in the same period

	Study group	All other patients	P-value
30-day mortality	1.0	0.9	0.60
Myocardial infarction	12.0	1.0	<0.001
Stroke	2.0	0.9	0.23
Renal failure	2.0	1.2	0.34
Ventilator >24 h	7.0	1.1	<0.001
Reopening for bleeding	4.0	1.9	0.13
Reopening for mediastinitis	0	0.4	1.0