Table 4:

Incidence of complications comparing patients with and without cardiac risk factors (CRF).

Variable, N (%)	All patients (n = 3293)	No CRF (n = 3039)	CRF present (n = 254)	P-value
Postoperative transfusion	2178 (66%)	1991 (66%)	187 (74%)	0.01
Readmission	95 (3%)	82 (3%)	13 (5%)	0.03
Reoperations	54 (2%)	45 (1%)	9 (4%)	0.01
Surgical site infection	48 (1%)	39 (1%)	9 (4%)	0.004
Dehiscence	27 (1%)	22 (1%)	5 (2%)	0.04
Sepsis	12 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	1 (<1%)	1.0
Reintubation	9 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	2 (1%)	0.15
Seizures	8 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	1.0
Urinary Tract Infection	5 (<1%)	4 (<1%)	1 (<1%)	0.33
Venous Thrombosis	4 (<1%)	3 (<1%)	1 (<1%)	0.28
Cardiac Arrest	3 (<1%)	2 (<1%)	1 (<1%)	0.21
Postoperative pneumonia	2 (<1%)	2 (<1%)	0 (0%)	1.0
Strokes	2 (<1%)	1 (<1%)	1 (<1%)	0.15
Graft failure	0 (0%)	0 (%)	0 (0%)	--
Any adverse event	2214 (67%)	2019 (66%)	195 (77%)	0.001