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. 2016 Aug;8(8):2079–2085. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.07.68

Table 2. Major perioperative outcomes.

Variable Result
Estimate blood loss (mL)*, [range] 188±26.5 [25–2,800]
Skin-to-skin duration (min)*, [range] 175.5±5.8 [85–485]
Chest tube duration (days)*, [range] 4±0.5 [1–36]
Hospital length of stay (days)*, [range] 5±0.4 [2–33]
Intraoperative complications, n (%) 18 (8.7)
   Bleeding from pulmonary vessels 11 (5.3)
   Bronchial Injury 3 (1.4)
   Phrenic or recurrent laryngeal nerve injury 3 (1.4)
   Diaphragm injury 1 (0.5)
Postoperative complications, n (%) 84 (40.3)
   Pulmonary complications 44 (21.2)
    Prolonged air leak for >7 days 35 (16.8)
    Pneumonia 20 (9.6)
    Mucous plug 14 (6.7)
    Aspiration 6 (2.9)
    Respiratory failure 4 (1.9)
    Hemothorax 5 (2.4)
   Cardiologic complications 40 (19.2)
    Atrial fibrillation 38 (18.8)
    Cardiovascular arrest 2 (1.0)
In-hospital mortality, n (%) 3 (1.4)

*, median ± S.E.M.; S.E.M., standard error of the mean.