Table 3.

Complications Stratified According to Clavien-Dindo Classification

	Barbed (n=3)	Braided (n=8)
I	2 (67%)	7 (88%)
II	0	0
IIIa	0	1 (12%)
IIIb	1 (33%)	0
IV	0	0
V	0	0

Notes: I: Any deviation from the normal postoperative course without the need for straightforward pharmacological treatment, surgical, or radiologic intervention. II: Requiring pharmacological treatment. III: Requiring surgical or radiologic intervention IIIa: Intervention not under general anesthesia IIIb: Intervention under general anesthesia IV: Life-threatening complication V: Death of a patient.