Table 2.

Medical characteristics of the patients with PE and PC

Characteristic	PE	PC
Family history	47% (n=97)	41% (n=30)
Associated anomaly	27.1% (n=56)	17.8% (n=13)
Postoperative satisfaction (0–10 point interval)	8.17±0.15	8.37±0.26
Postoperative pain duration (day)	51.93±5.18 (range, 0–500)	38.5±6.88 (range, 0–300)
Postoperative pain killer usage (day)	37.89±5.66 (range, 0–500)	23.97±3.63 (range, 1–210)
Returned their normal life after the operation (day)	74.69±8.07 (range, 0–450)	45.0±5.05 (range, 3–180)

PE, pectus excavatum; PC, pectus carinatum.