| Literature DB >> 28523135 |
Javier Gallego-Poveda1, Nuno Carvalho Guerra1, Catarina Carvalheiro1, Hugo Ferreira1, André Sena1, Nádia Junqueira1, Tiago Rodrigues Velho1, Ângelo Nobre1.
Abstract
Carbon dioxide (CO2) 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.Entities:
Keywords: Video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS); carbon dioxide (CO2); minimally invasive ventilation; pneumothorax
Year: 2017 PMID: 28523135 PMCID: PMC5418273 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2017.01.53
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Thorac Dis ISSN: 2072-1439 Impact factor: 2.895