{"id":925,"date":"2019-09-12T02:25:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T02:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/?p=925"},"modified":"2019-09-12T02:44:15","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T02:44:15","slug":"your-journey-through-pectus-excavatum-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/2019\/09\/12\/your-journey-through-pectus-excavatum-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Journey Through Pectus Excavatum Repair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Christina Bates (RN MSN CPNP) and Emily McKenna (RN MSN CFNP)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

Caregiver and Patient Guide to Pectus Excavatum <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to Expect at Home:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Child will experience discomfort<\/li>
  • Child might have problems sleeping<\/li>
  • Child will need 24 hour care to 1-2 weeks after discharge (additional caregiver may be necessary)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Activity Restrictions\nAfter Surgery<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    • Do not raise arms above head for 2 weeks<\/li>
    • Activity restrictions for 12 weeks<\/li>
    • No actiivies that have the potential for chest trauma (i.e.\nfootball, wrestling\u201d for 6 months<\/li>
    • Sleep on back for 12 weeks<\/li>
    • Sleep in raised elevation (recliner or wedge pillow) for 406\nweeks<\/li>
    • No driving for 6 weeks<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      The symptoms of pectus excavatum are often related to the\nseverity of the defect and may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      • Difficulty\ntaking a full breath<\/li>
      • Shortness of\nbreath or trouble breathing<\/li>
      • Pain in the\nchest<\/li>
      • Decreased\nability to tolerate exercise or keep up with peers<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Some\npatients with pectus excavatum have no symptoms or minimal symptoms and seek\ntreatment to correct the appearance of the chest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Pain Management<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        • Integrative Care\/Hollistic Health (massage therapy, healing\ntouch, music therapy)<\/li>
        • Pet therapy<\/li>
        • Child Life<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Physical Therapy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          • Surgical Precautions<\/li>
          • No lifting\/pulling with arms<\/li>
          • No bending\/twisting of trunk<\/li>
          • No rolling in bed or sleeping on side<\/li>
          • No arms past 90 degrees<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            This article examines Pectus Excavatum from a hospital\u2019s perspective. It outlines the entire NUSS procedure post and preoperative. This presentation is given to all parents whose children are going through the NUSS procedure at Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital. It is especially helpful for my research because it breaks down the long recovery process in a semi-detailed format.  <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Christina Bates (RN MSN CPNP) and Emily McKenna (RN MSN CFNP) Caregiver and Patient Guide to Pectus Excavatum What to Expect at Home: Child will experience discomfort Child might have problems sleeping Child will need 24 hour care to 1-2 weeks after discharge (additional caregiver may be necessary) Activity Restrictions After Surgery Do not raise […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,33],"tags":[113,112,111,114],"class_list":{"0":"post-925","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-focus","7":"category-focus-featured","8":"tag-guide","9":"tag-parent","10":"tag-pectus-excavatum","11":"tag-science"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=925"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":964,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/925\/revisions\/964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}