Perioperative strategies and technical modifications to the Nuss repair for pectus excavatum in pediatric patients: A large volume, single institution experience

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 575-582

  Sacco Casamassima, Maria Grazia ^a   Goldstein, Seth D ^a   Salazar, Jose H ^a   McIltrot, Kimberly H ^a   Abdullah, Fizan ^a   Colombani, Paul M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest wall deformities; Invasive repair; Minimally; Nuss procedure; Pectus excavatum

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PERFORATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNNEL CHEST; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MODIFIED NUSS PROCEDURE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERFORATION; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYMPTOM; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DEVICES; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH VOLUME HOSPITAL; INTERNAL FIXATOR; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BALTIMORE; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITALS, HIGH-VOLUME; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84921985169     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.11.058     Document Type: Article

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