The questionable benefit of pectus excavatum repair on cardiopulmonary function: a prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Since the introduction of the minimally invasive technique for repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE), increasing numbers of patients are presenting for surgery. However, controversy remains regarding cardiopulmonary outcomes of surgical repair. Therefore, the aim of our prospective study was to investigate cardiopulmonary function, at rest and during exercise before surgery, first after MIRPE and then after pectus bar removal.

Methods

Forty-seven patients were enrolled in a prospective, open-label, single-arm, single-centre clinical trial (Impact of Surgical Treatments of Thoracic Deformation on Cardiopulmonary Function) [NCT02163265] between July 2013 and November 2019. All patients underwent a modified MIRPE technique for surgical correction of pectus excavatum (PE

SUBMITTER: Del Frari B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8715845 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature