Table 4.

Major postoperative complications for the study group

Complications	N	MIE	Open	p value
Angina	146	1 (1 %)	0 (0 %)	0.375
Venous thrombosis	146	4 (5 %)	3 (5 %)	0.957
Pulmonary embolism	146	1 (1 %)	0 (0 %)	0.375
Atrial arrhythmia	146	27 (33 %)	21 (33 %)	0.988
Other dysrhythmia	146	8 (10 %)	4 (6 %)	0.444
Myocardial infarction (MI)	146	1 (1 %)	0 (0 %)	0.375
Stroke	146	0 (0 %)	1 (2 %)	0.256
Aspiration pneumonia	146	8 (10 %)	2 (3 %)	0.116
Other pneumonia	146	13 (16 %)	6 (9 %)	0.248
Pleural effusion	146	5 (6 %)	5 (8 %)	0.684
Superficial infection	146	5 (6 %)	3 (5 %)	0.710
Deep space infection	146	3 (4 %)	0 (0 %)	0.122
Wound dehiscence	146	0 (0 %)	1 (2 %)	0.256
Anastomotic leak	146	8 (10 %)	10 (16 %)	0.285
Chylothorax	146	2 (2 %)	3 (5 %)	0.459
Hemorrhage	146	0 (0 %)	1 (2 %)	0.256
Ischemic conduit	146	1 (1 %)	3 (5 %)	0.203
Stricture	146	4 (5 %)	0 (0 %)	0.073
Recurrent nerve injury	146	6 (7 %)	0 (0 %)	0.027
Gastric emptying delay	146	0 (0 %)	1 (2 %)	0.256
Diarrhea	146	3 (4 %)	0 (0 %)	0.122
Prolonged ileus	146	0 (0 %)	1 (2 %)	0.256
Renal Failure	146	2 (2 %)	1 (2 %)	0.711