Table 2.

Frequency of Complications

Variable	No. (% of all patients)
Tracheostomy	283 (1.0%)
Reintubation	899 (3.2%)
Initial Ventilatory support > 48 Hours	148 (0.5%)
Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome	159 (0.6%)
Bronchopleural Fistula	149 (0.5%)
Pulmonary Embolus	131 (0.5%)
Pneumonia	1,116 (4.0)
Unexpected return to operating room	1050 (3.8%)
Myocardial Infarction	92 (0.3%)
DVT requiring treatment	148 (0.5%)
Atrial Arrhythmia requiring treatment	2,974 (10.7%)
Renal Failure (RIFLE criteria)	209 (0.8%)
Blood Transfusion
Intraoperative	696 (2.5%)
Postoperative	1438 (5.2%)
Sepsis	189 (0.7%)
Chylothorax
Requiring surgical ligation	49 (0.2%)
Medical treatment only	100 (0.4%)
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve paralysis	139 (0.5%)