Quality of life analysis of 96 patients who underwent a Nuss procedure

VernacularTitle:96例Nuss手术患者的生活质量分析
Author: Xiong YE ; Gang CHEN ; Wenliang LIN ; Meixia HU ; Yanlan LI ; Yunhui LIANG ; Yanhong ZHAO ; Xiaosong BEN ; Haiyu ZHOU ; Jiming TANG ; Liang XIE ; Pu XIAO ; Dongkun ZHANG ; Zihao ZHOU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Funnel chest; Surgical procedures,minimally invasive; Quality of life
From: Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012;(11):644-646
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective The Nuss procedure is a minimally invasive pectus repair.The aim of this study was to explore the changes in quality of life in patients who underwent a Nuss procedure.Methods 96 patients,who underwent a Nuss procedure in our institution,were interviewed at preoperation,1 year after operation with the bar in place,and before the planned bar removal.The Nuss Questionnaire modified by George Krasopoulos et al,which evaluates psychosocial and physical well-being,was independently used by patients.Results Most of the scoring of the individual questions and the total score of individual patients revealed a significant improvement,both in preoperation vs.1 year after operation and 1 year after operation vs.before the planned bar removal.Conclusion The Nuss procedure has been shown to improve the quality of life in patients with pectus excavatum deformity in the short term.