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Notrica, David M; McMahon, Lisa E; Johnson, Kevin N; Velez, Daniel A; McGill, Leigh C; Jaroszewski, Dawn E
The Annals of thoracic surgery, 09/2014, Letnik: 98, Številka: 3Journal Article
We present a case of life-threatening hemorrhage occurring during Nuss bar removal without obvious cardiac or major vascular injury. A 19-year-old woman with marfanoid features had undergone a Nuss procedure 3 years earlier for a pectus index of 7.2. A lateral chest radiograph revealed erosion of the upper bar into the sternum. During surgery, a 3.5-L blood loss occurred after removal of the eroded bar. This case provided many opportunities to improve preparedness for bar removal.
