Abstract
The Nuss bar removal procedure may bring about different complications. Some are mild while others can be life-threatening. An adequate surgery setup and the fulfilment of some security steps may reduce their incidence. This study aims to analyze our experience with the complications that occurred during bar removal and our safety protocol for the prevention and management of these complications. Observational cohort study from a retrospective chart review of all patients who underwent Nuss bar removal from November 2013 to March 2022 at a University hospital. Variables analyzed include patients' demographics; presence of comorbidities; time elapsed from bar placement to removal, and the occurrence of operative and postoperative complications. Study written under the 'PROCESS Guideline'. Fourty (40) patients were included in the study; 37 were male. One bar was removed in 17 patients and two in 22 patients. Median age at surgery: 17.5 years (Percentile 25-75%: 16.75-19.25). Time elapsed from placement to removal: 26 months (Percentile 25-75%: 23.75-30.25). Complications: 10 in 9 patients (22.5%); 6 Clavien-Dindo class I (67%); 2 class II (22%); 1 class IIIb, 1 class IV. The hemorrhagic complication motivated the development of a safety protocol to reduce incidence of complications. Nuss bar removal is a safe procedure with usually scant complications. Nonetheless, these may be serious sometimes. To prevent them, a protocol for a safe procedure is important.
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