Table 5:

In-hospital complications and short-term survival

	ST (n=382)	MI (n=382)	p-value
Complications
Gastrointestinal bleed	3 (0.79%)	2 (0.52%)	1.0
Intubation > 72 hours	29 (7.6%)	17 (4.5%)	0.093
Renal failure	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0.773
Re-operation for bleeding	11 (2.9%)	1 4(3.7%)	0.685
Sepsis	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0.546
Stroke (< 24 hours)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.26%)	0.217
Stroke (≥ 24 hours)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.79%)	0.725
Transmural myocardial infarction	1 (0.26%)	0	1.0
Mortality
30-day mortality	7 (1.8%)	7 (1.8%)	0.622
1-year mortality	19 (5.0%)	15 (3.9%)	0.599

MI: minimally invasive; ST: sternotomy