Table 3.
Reported complications
| First author | Bisleri [35] | Bulava [27] | Gaita [43] | Gehi [36] | Gersak [37] | Krul [38] | Mahapatra [40] | Meir [39] | Muneretto [34] | Pison [15] | Richardson [41] | Zembala [42] | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | – | – | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Stroke | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Sternotomy/reoperation | – | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 |
| Permanent phrenic nerve injury | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Tamponade/effusion | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 |
| Pacemaker implantation | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 8 |
| Major bleeding | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| Minor | – | 10 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 2 | 8 | – | 23 |
| Total | 0 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 63 |
Minor complications: postoperative infection, PV narrowing, temporary phrenic nerve injury, pneumothorax, blood transfusion ≤2 units