Letter to the Editor Comment on: The Physiological Mirage: Why Oxygen Pulse Overstates Surgical Success in Pectus Excavatum

Abstract

We read with interest the correspondence by de Paoli et al. regarding the interpretation of oxygen pulse (VO2/HR) after minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE).1 While the authors raise relevant methodological concerns, describing postoperative changes as a “physiological mirage” risks oversimplifying a complex physiological response.

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