Adverse outcome n %
Ventricular dysfunction 10 9
Pericardial effusion 6 5
Transient heart block 2 2
Transient rhythm abnormality 14 13
Permanent pace maker 1 1
Pleural effusion required chest tube 8 7
Pneumonia 12 10
Lung collapse 5 4
Need redo surgery 2 2
Seizures 7 6
Infections 22 20
Failure to extubate on planned day 5 4
CPR 9 8
GIT bleeding 1 1
Intraoperative complications 7 6
Clot in mediastinum 1 1
Total 112  
Table 2: Details of the peri- and post-operative complications observed in this study.