Use of CO 2 in video assisted thoracic surgery and single-lumen endotracheal tube-a new less invasive approach

Carbon dioxide (CO ) 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 mo...

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Published inJournal of thoracic disease Vol. 9; no. 4; p. 903
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 China 01.04.2017
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Video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)
minimally invasive ventilation
carbon dioxide (CO2)
pneumothorax
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Summary:Carbon dioxide (CO ) 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.
ISSN:2072-1439
2077-6624