Labelling PE CPET gains a “growth mirage” is rhetoric, not physiology. Growth doesn’t selectively improve workload, symptoms, and efficiency at matched HR. Dismissing consistent functional gains is ideology, not science #pectusexcavatum
Gold-standard PE outcome study: prospective, growth-matched controls; DXA-indexed VO₂; submaximal CPET; cardiac MRI (rest + exercise); symptom & activity data; ≥2-yr follow-up. Anatomy → physiology → function. Anything less stays debatable. #pectusexcavatum
Want to convince PE sceptics? Show ↑ VO₂max indexed to lean mass, ↑ anaerobic threshold, better VO₂–work slope, ↓ VE/VCO₂—and link them to imaging evidence of ↑ stroke volume. O₂-pulse alone won’t cut it. Close the loop. #pectusexcavatum
Combined pectus and cardiac repair can be done safely. The modified open #Nuss showed excellent outcomes and may outperform Ravitch when feasible. #Bentall #CardiacSurgery #PectusExcavatum #ThoracicSurgery #MarfanSyndrome journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Happy Monday!
It’s Renee and her latest sweatshirt for her weekly #pectusexcavatum follow up Wissahickon Creek Veterinary Hospital
Renee a gray female kitten wearing a navy/pink sweater
Purr pops cat treats
Renee’s latest sweater for this week’s checkup. She was such a good girl, she gets a purr pop. #pectusexcavatum #kitten
please share/donate if you can!! #kitten #catrescue #animalrescue #pectusexcavatum
New article!
“6 Years of Quality Improvement in #PectusExcavatum Repair: #IntercostalNerve #Cryoablation and #ERAS Protocols for #Nussprocedure” Rook et al.
Full text: gcmd.co/42CzEJL
#SoMe4PedSurg #pedsurg #pedsky #meded #FOAMed #medsky #peds
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New infographic by @emgooteemd.bsky.social
“VacuumBellTherapy for #PectusExcavatum: Long-term Experience at a Single Center“ Aughtman S et. al.
Full text: gcmd.pulse.ly/u081vl32ac
#pedsurg #SoMe4PedSurg #Chestwall #surgery #nonsurgical #MedEd #FOAMed
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🎙️New episode of Quick Literature Updates, check out the latest updates in #pediatricsurgery literature!
Made possible by @cincychildrens.bsky.social
Full ep: youtu.be/IfbrsRmVmLQ
#SoMe4PedSurg #pedsurg #pedsky #medsky #pectusexcavatum #nutrition #gastroschisis #breastmilk #nuss #buttonbattery
A little early morning vulnerability and awareness! #ptosis #pectusexcavatum #orthopedic #ophthalmologist #bodypositivity
youtu.be/E6AaNIi66S4?...
Deus me fez com pectus pq ele sabia que se eu não tivesse isso eu iria dar muito trabalho #sdv #SDV #pintoawards #xotaawards #pectus #pectusexcavatum
