A large single-center propensity score-matched cohort study on outcomes and complications based on the number of corrective bars used in the Nuss procedure.

The Nuss procedure is the most common corrective surgery for pectus excavatum. We analyzed treatment outcomes and complication rates in 1238 patients treated with the Nuss procedure from 2002 to 2021, focusing on the number of corrective bars used. Using Propensity Score Matching based on age, sex, BMI, pre-operative FEV1, and the Haller index, we created two groups: 546 patients with a single bar and 546 with two bars.

Pneumonectomy - permanent injury or still effective method of treatment? Early and long-term results and quality of life after pneumonectomy due to non-small cell lung cancer.

Introduction: Despite the constant decrease of performed pneumonectomies (PN) in recent years, it is still necessary for 15-20% of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to undergo total lung resection due to the local progression of the disease.

Aim: To assess the frequency and type of postoperative complications, quality of life, and the early and long-term results after PN performed due to NSCLC.

Material And Methods: In the total group of 1160 patients, operated on in 2008-2011 due to NSCLC, 192 of them underwent PN (16.