Table 4 Frequency of postoperative complications

Respiratory failure requiring reintubation

2

5

Pneumonia

4

10

Pneumothorax

2

5

Thrombosis of the superior vena cava

2

5

Postoperative bleeding

4

10

Pericardial tamponade

1

3

C. difficile infection

2

4

Catheter-related bloodstream infection

1

3

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome

2

4

Myasthenic crisis

2

4

Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis

1

3

Exitus letalis

1

3