Results Sternotomy (n = 11) VATS (n = 14) p-value
Gender (M/F) 8/3 9/5 0.20
Age (years) 71.7 ± 5.1 68.9 ± 9.7 0.94
BMI 27.4 ± 3.5 28.3 ± 2.8 0.81
Pericardiocentesis 0.9 ± 0.2 0.9 ± 0.2 > 0.05
CPR 0.3 ± 0.4 0.1 ± 0.2 > 0.05
ICU stay (days) 4.3 ± 2.7 3.2 ± 1.8 0.66
Hospital stay (days) 13 ± 6.9 9.8 ± 5.5 0.58
30-day mortality 2 ± 0.5 0 ± 0.0 < 0.05
All-mortality 4 ± 0.5 1 ± 0.1 >0.05