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When patients choose: comparison of Nuss, Ravitch, and Leonard procedures for primary repair of pectus excavatum
Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 06/17/09
Antonoff MB et al. - The authors allow patients to choose among Leonard, Ravitch, and Nuss procedures for repair of pectus excavatum. Most select the Ravitch procedure. Length of stay, fees, analgesic needs, and complication rate were highest among patients in the Nuss group; all of these variables were lowest in the Leonard group.
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