Journal article
Quality-of-life outcomes after surgical correction of pectus excavatum: a comparison of the Ravitch and Nuss procedures
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare clinical and health-related quality-of-life (HRQL) outcomes within a group of patients treated for pectus excavatum (PE).
METHODS: A retrospective 3-year review of patients undergoing Nuss or Ravitch correction of PE was performed. Health-related quality-of-life assessment was performed using the Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ-CF87) and the 17-item Pectus Excavatum Evaluation Questionnaire, and …
Authors
Lam MWC; Klassen AF; Montgomery CJ; LeBlanc JG; Skarsgard ED
Journal
Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Vol. 43, No. 5, pp. 819–825
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2008
DOI
10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.12.020
ISSN
0022-3468