Operative innovation to the "Nuss" procedure for pectus excavatum: operative and functional effects

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 888-892

  Al Assiri, Ali ^a   Kravarusic, Dragan ^a   Wong, Victor ^a   Dicken, Bryan ^a   Milbrandt, Kris ^a   Sigalet, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appearance; Cardiac output; Chest wall; Exercise tolerance; Vo2 max

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BLEEDING; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMAN; INCISION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NUSS PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CARTILAGE; CHILD; ESTHETICS; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449133894     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.01.020     Document Type: Article

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