Open AccessCardiopulmonary arrest during the N uss procedure: case report and review
Author(s) -
Nakahara Osamu,
Ohshima Shigeki,
Baba Hideo
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
acute medicine and surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2052-8817
DOI - 10.1002/ams2.110
Subject(s) - pectus excavatum , medicine , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , perioperative , resuscitation , nuss procedure , surgery
Case The N uss procedure is an established and widely approved minimally invasive technique for the correction of pectus excavatum. However, patients undergoing the procedure are at increased risk of cardiac arrest. It has not been established whether cardiopulmonary resuscitation is possible in patients who have received the N uss procedure. We present here the case of a 14‐year‐old boy with pectus excavatum who underwent minimally invasive pectus repair but later had a fatal cardiac event before pectus bar removal. Outcome Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation was carried out immediately but resuscitation failed. Conclusion In patients who have undergone the N uss procedure for pectus excavatum, it is important to manage perioperative events such as arrhythmia, develop measures for managing emergency situations in patients' areas of residence, and carry out continuing research and development of medical supply materials that can be used to manufacture N uss bars.