Table 4. Vacuum bell therapy—results part III.

	Values
Were patients/parents satisfied with duration and success of VBT?
Yes	71.8%
No [no (significant) improvement of PE; recurrence after decreasing application/cessation]	28.2%
Were you/your team satisfied with duration and success of VBT?
Yes	68.4%
No [no (significant) improvement of PE; duration too long; no follow-up]	31.6%
Do you consider VBT as a useful tool in the treatment of PE?
Yes	90.5%
No (not enough effective)	9.5%
Do you consider that CWIG should promote guidelines for the standardization of VBT?
Yes	93%
No	7%

PE, pectus excavatum; VBT, vacuum bell therapy; CWIG, Chest Wall International Group.