Specialty Mediated 30-Day Complications in First Rib Resection for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) takes on heterogenous upper extremity manifestations depending on whether the artery, vein or brachial plexus is primarily compressed. As a result of these variable vascular and neurogenic symptoms, these patients present to surgeons of various training backgrounds for surgical decompression. Surgeon specialty is known to correlate with outcomes for numerous vascular procedures, but its role in TOS is unclear. In this work we examine the association of surgeon specialty with short-term outcomes following first rib resection (FRRS) for TOS.

Methods

Using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database, 3,070 patients were identified who underwent FRRS for TOS between 2006-2017. The primary outco

SUBMITTER: Sorber R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9843605 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature