Table 5.

Major CXR findings

	PA	MS	BV	CS	p
	(n = 124)	(n = 69)’	(n = 56)	(n = 1102)
Finding; n
Large pleural effusion/haemothorax	2 (1.6)	1 (1.4)	0 (0)	5 (0.5)	0.204
Large atelectasis	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (0.2)	1.000
Severe pulmonary congestion	2 (1.6)	0 (0)	1 (1.8)	1 (0.1)	0.013
Large consolidation	2 (1.6)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.024
Malposition invasive devices	3 (2.4)	2 (2.9)	1 (1.8)	10 (0.9)	0.104
Widened mediastinum	1 (0.8)	0 (0)	2 (3.6)	13 (1.2)	0.299
Large subcutaneous emphysema	1 (0.8)	0 (0)	1 (1.8)	0 (0)	0.016
Pneumothorax	3 (2.4)	2 (2.9)	1 (1.8)	10 (0.9)	0.104
Pneumopericardium	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (0,2)	1.000

PA = Port Access; MS = Mini-sternotomy; BV = Bilateral Video Assisted Thoracoscopy; CS = Conventional Sternotomy; CXR = Chest Radiograph; n = Number.