Use of CO2 in video assisted thoracic surgery and single-lumen endotracheal tube—a new less invasive approach

Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) has been extensively used to allow laparoscopic procedures, due to its extensive advantages in obtaining a fairly innocuous pneumoperitoneum to allow visceral dissection. Its use in video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has seldom been described. We present our experience in...

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Published inJournal of thoracic disease Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 903 - 906
Main Authors Gallego-Poveda, Javier, Guerra, Nuno Carvalho, Carvalheiro, Catarina, Ferreira, Hugo, Sena, André, Junqueira, Nádia, Velho, Tiago Rodrigues, Nobre, Ângelo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published AME Publishing Company 01.04.2017
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Review dedicated to the 3rd International VATS Course in Berlin
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Summary:Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) has been extensively used to allow laparoscopic procedures, due to its extensive advantages in obtaining a fairly innocuous pneumoperitoneum to allow visceral dissection. Its use in video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has seldom been described. We present our experience in more than 100 patients, operated for various thoracic pathologies, in whom we created a surgical pneumothorax to allow different surgeries to be undertaken.
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Contributions: (I) Conception and design: J Gallego-Poveda, NC Guerra; (II) Administrative support: C Carvalheiro, H Ferreira, A Sena; (III) Provision of study materials or patients: TR Velho; (IV) Collection and assembly of data: C Carvalheiro, H Ferreira, A Sena; (V) Data analysis and interpretation: J Gallego-Poveda, NC Guerra; (VI) Manuscript writing: All authors; (VII) Final approval of manuscript: All authors.
ISSN:2072-1439
2077-6624
DOI:10.21037/jtd.2017.01.53