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Complications of 20 years of Nuss operations in children 1987–2006 |
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| Complication |
Cumulative |
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| 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%) |
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|
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| Total |
301 |
Protopapas and Athanasiou Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2008 3:40 doi:10.1186/1749-8090-3-40 |
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