Table 4

Complications of 20 years of Nuss operations in children 1987–2006

Complication
Cumulative

Bar-related adverse events
111 (37%)
Pneumothorax
68(23%)
Other Pleuropulmonary, except pneumothorax
39(13%)
Wound infection
43(14%)
Pericardial effusion
28(9%)
Hemothorax
12(4%)

Total
301

Protopapas and Athanasiou Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2008 3:40   doi:10.1186/1749-8090-3-40