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. 2016 Mar 9;22(6):784–791. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivw035

Table 3:

Causes of perioperative mortality and morbidity (≤30 days)

n
30-day mortality: 17%
 Septic multiple organ failure 2
 Heart failure 1
 Pneumonia 1
 Cerebral haemorrhage 1
30-day morbidity: 70% at least 1 event; 40% >1 event
 Re-exploration 4
  Bleeding 3
  Pericardial tamponade 1
 Resuscitation 1
 Postoperative renal failure (haemodialysis) 10
 Pulmonary failure 4
 Atrial fibrillation 7
 Pneumonia 3
 Permanent pacemaker implantation 1
 Neurological events 2
  Permanent 1
  Transient 1
 Delirium 8
 Tracheotomy 5