Life-threatening hemorrhage during removal of a Nuss bar associated with sternal erosion

David M. Notrica; Lisa E. McMahon; Kevin N. Johnson; Daniel A. Velez; Leigh C. McGill; Dawn E. Jaroszewski

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.097

Life-threatening hemorrhage during removal of a Nuss bar associated with sternal erosion

David M. Notrica, Lisa E. McMahon, Kevin N. Johnson, Daniel A. Velez, Leigh C. McGill, Dawn E. Jaroszewski

Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1104-1106
Number of pages	3
Journal	Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	98
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.097
State	Published - Sep 2014

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Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Life-threatening hemorrhage during removal of a Nuss bar associated with sternal erosion

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