Haecker FM, Hebra A, Ferro MM. Pectus bar removal - why, when, where and how. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Nov 16:S0022-3468(20)30830-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.11.001. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33228972. This case series of Nuss bar removal complications recently caught my eye…the results are so scary that it should have been published on Halloween! The authors bring an international perspective and awareness to these complications and make recommendations for prevention. They report on a literature review going back to 1998, looking for why Nuss bars should be removed, when they should be removed, where they should be removed, what techniques for removal are best, and what are the complications from removal. The total number of studies they evaluated were not mentioned.
Friday February 26, 2021
Friday February 26, 2021
Friday February 26, 2021
Haecker FM, Hebra A, Ferro MM. Pectus bar removal - why, when, where and how. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Nov 16:S0022-3468(20)30830-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.11.001. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33228972. This case series of Nuss bar removal complications recently caught my eye…the results are so scary that it should have been published on Halloween! The authors bring an international perspective and awareness to these complications and make recommendations for prevention. They report on a literature review going back to 1998, looking for why Nuss bars should be removed, when they should be removed, where they should be removed, what techniques for removal are best, and what are the complications from removal. The total number of studies they evaluated were not mentioned.