Safety-string: A handy maneuver to control Pectus bar removal bleeding complications
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In brief
In brief
This technical report describes a preventive surgical maneuver—the 'safety-string' technique—designed to facilitate rapid hemorrhage control during pectus bar removal procedures. While bar removal is typically straightforward, rare life-threatening bleeding complications can occur, and this simple modification provides surgeons with immediate hemostatic access if needed.
Written by the GCMD Library team from the article.
The pectus bar removal procedure is often considered a simple, straightforward surgery with a low incidence of complications. However, life-threatening bleeding complications have been reported requiring major measures for hemostatic control. Our objective is to share a simple maneuver that our group has systematically included in the bar removal procedure to facilitate bleeding control in case hemorrhage occurs.