Table 2. Summary of surgical complications in the full study population.

Variable	Tercile 1 (n=100), n (%)	Tercile 2 (n=100), n (%)	Tercile 3 (n=100), n (%)	P value	All (n=300), n (%)
MACCE
MI	0 (0.0)	1 (1.0)	0 (0.0)	0.369	1 (0.3)
Stroke	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1.000	0 (0.0)
Repeat revascularization	0 (0.0)	1 (1.0)	1 (1.0)	0.607	2 (0.7)
Mortality	6 (6.0)	3 (3.0)	2 (2.0)	0.295	11 (3.7)
Other complications
Prolonged ventilation	5 (5.0)	37 (37.0)	31 (31.0)	<0.001	73 (24.3)
Pneumonia	8 (8.0)	11 (11.0)	14 (14.0)	0.387	33 (11.0)
Pleura puncture	6 (6.0)	4 (4.0)	7 (7.0)	0.639	17 (5.7)
Lung herniation	0 (0.0)	1 (1.0)	0 (0.0)	0.369	1 (0.3)
Pericarditis	20 (20.0)	22 (22.0)	39 (39.0)	0.004	81 (27)
Pleuritis	2 (2.0)	3 (3.0)	2 (2.0)	0.865	7 (2.3)
Arrhythmia requiring pacemaker implantation	1 (1.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.0)	0.604	2 (0.7)
Wound complications	14 (14.0)	17 (17.0)	7 (7.0)	0.088	38 (12.7)
Delirium	4 (4.0)	8 (8.0)	3 (3.0)	0.229	15 (5.0)

P<0.05 is considered statistically significant. MACCE, major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events; MI, myocardial infarction.