Table 3.

Post-operative complications

	n (%)
Major complications
Death	1 (0.2)
Reinterventionsa
Haemothorax	7 (1.3)
Pericardial effusion/tamponade	1 (0.2)
Empyema	1 (0.2)
Re-intubation without haemodynamic instability	1 (0.2)
Re-intubation due to haemodynamic instability	2 (0.4)
Venous lung infarction	1 (0.2)
Lung emboli	2 (0.4)
Permanent phrenic nerve paralysis	1 (0.2)
Stroke	1 (0.2)
Transient ischaemic attack	1 (0.2)
Atrium-oesophagus fistula	0 (0.0)
Myocardial infarction	0 (0.0)
Renal failure necessitating dialysis	0 (0.0)
Sepsis	0 (0.0)
Total number of patients with ≥1 major complication	18 (3.2)
Total number of major complications	19 (3.4)
Minor complications
Pericardial fluid necessitating pericardiocentesis	4 (0.7)
Permanent pacemaker implantation	10 (1.8)
Thoracostomy drain for
Pneumothorax	12 (2.2)
Pleural effusion	6 (1.1)
Haemothorax	2 (0.4)
Infections
Airway infection	7 (1.3)
Urinary tract infection	2 (0.4)
Superficial wound infection	1 (0.2)
Delirium	1 (0.2)
Gastrointestinal bleeding	1 (0.2)
Total number of patients with ≥1 minor complication	45 (8.1)
Total number of minor complications	46 (8.2)

^aIncluding thoracotomy, sternotomy, or video-assisted-thoracoscopic surgery.