Cardiorespiratory arrest during and after nuss procedure: case report

BACKGROUND: Pectum excavatum is a congenital thoracic alteration that can present important physiological alterations depending on the severity of the case. The Nuss procedure is a minimally invasive technique for managing chest wall deformity, in which there is a risk of perioperative complications...

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Autores principales: Cujiño-Álvarez, Indira F., Torres-Salazar, Daniela, Velásquez-Galvis, Mauricio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10148508/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37118746
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-023-02262-w
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Pectum excavatum is a congenital thoracic alteration that can present important physiological alterations depending on the severity of the case. The Nuss procedure is a minimally invasive technique for managing chest wall deformity, in which there is a risk of perioperative complications. CASE PRESENTATION: This article presents the case of a 16-year-old patient who underwent placement of a Nuss bar and suffered intraoperative and postoperative cardiorespiratory arrest. CONCLUSIONS: it is important to consider the possible early and late complications scenarios as well as their treatment in patients with pectum excavatum scheduled for a Nuss procedure.

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