Supine Positioning for Bilateral VATS: Pediatric Surgery Difficult...

Space: StayCurrentMD Published: 2017-07-07

Topic overview

During the Pediatric Surgery Tricks of the Trade and Difficult Cases: Innovative Solutions to Common Problems Course in 2013, Dr. Nick Bruns presents a clinical case of supine positioning for bilateral video-assisted thorascopic surgery (VATS). Dr. Brun's demonstration includes topics of open thoracotomy versus VATS, pleurodesis, blood patch technique, and pleurectomy.

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lateral decubitus thoracotomy VATS supine positioning pneumothorax chest tube pleurodesis surgery thoracic surgery mechanical pleurodesis bilateral VATS apical blebs surgical technique patient positioning operative time brachial plexus injury decubitus ulcers chest X-ray hyperhidrosis thoracic sympathectomy

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#ThoracicSurgery #VATS #Surgery #Pneumothorax #Pleurodesis #PatientSafety #SurgicalTechnique #BilateralVATS #Asthma #ChestTube #SurgicalEducation #OperativeTime #MedicalTraining #LateralDecubitus #SupinePositioning #BrachialPlexusInjury #DecubitusUlcers #Hyperhidrosis #ThoracicSympathectomy #SurgicalOutcomes

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