Table 1 Clinical analysis of adult (Group A) and adolescent (Group B) patients with pectus excavatum who underwent pectus bar removal after completing repair
From: Minimization of the complications associated with bar removal after the Nuss procedure in adults
Group A (n = 221) | Group B (n = 62) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean age of Nuss repair, year, mean ± SD1 | 25.2 ± 5.1 | 14.8 ± 2.1 | |
Mean age of bar(s) removal, year, mean ± SD | 29.3 ± 5.4 | 18.1 ± 3.2 | < 0.001 |
Period of correction, years, mean ± SD | 4.4 ± 1.4 | 3.8 ± 0.7 | 0.010 |
Bar number | 0.260 | ||
One bar, n (%) | 59 (28) | 21 (40) | |
Two or three bars, n (%) | 162 (72) | 41 (60) | |
Operation time, min, mean ± SD | 67.9 ± 32.7 | 59.6 ± 18.4 | 0.129 |
Blood loss, mL, mean (range) | 12.1 (10–100) | 11.6 (10–100) | 0.890 |
Hospital stay, days, mean ± SD | 2.9 ± 1 | 2.6 ± 1 | 0.610 |
Complications, n (%) | 6 (2.7) | 3 (4.8) | 0.400 |
Pneumothorax | 4 | 2 | |
Hematoma (wound) | 2 | 1 |