Table 3. Postoperative complications.

Variable	MIDCAB (N=508), N (%)	Median sternotomy (N=160), N (%)	P value
Neurological complications	7 (1.4)	2 (1.3)	0.87
Need for IABP	3 (0.6)	2 (1.3)	0.78
Re-exploration for bleeding	16 (3.1)	4 (2.5)	0.73
Renal complications	7 (1.4)	2 (1.3)	0.91
Surgical site infection	12 (2.4)	3 (1.9)	0.84
Pulmonary complications	111 (21.9)	43 (26.9)	0.62
Gastrointestinal complications	12 (2.4)	4 (2.5)	0.91
TVR within 30 days	4 (0.8)	2 (1.3)	0.69
Mortality within 30 days	10 (2.0)	4 (2.5)	0.81

IABP, intra-aortic balloon pump; MIDCAB, minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass; TVR, target vessel revascularization.