National trends in pectus excavatum repair: patient age, facility volume, and outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited data on the adult repair of pectus excavatum (PE). Existing literature is largely limited to single institution experiences and suggests that adults undergoing modified Nuss repair may have worse outcomes than pediatric and adolescent patients. Using a representative national database, this analysis is the first to describe trends in demographics, outcomes, charges, and facility volume for adults undergoing modified Nuss procedure.

Methods

Because of a coding change associated with ICD-10, a retrospective cohort analysis using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) for patients 12 or older undergoing modified Nuss repair between 2016-2018 was possible. Pearson's χ² and Student's t-tests were utilized to compare patient, clinical, an

SUBMITTER: Mack SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9096322 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature