Practicals · Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery · General Thoracic Surgery
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (diagnostic and therapeutic)
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- DrNB6: 10 diagnostic + 2 therapeutic
- Also called
- VATS
Videos and resources
- VideoVATS Lobectomy Illustrated by Blackmon for STS20:17
- VideoThe Basics of VATS Surgery3:53
- +66 more links
Links point to material published by others; SolvedPGSS does not host it. Check any technique against your department's protocol before you use it on a patient.
Where the curriculum asks for it
“Video assisted thoracoscopic procedures (VATS),” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 11)
“Diagnostic Procedures 10 Therapeutic Procedures 02” ( NBEMS DrNB direct 6-year curriculum, page 10)
“VATS (Video assisted thoracic surgery) Basics: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures” ( NBEMS DrNB direct 6-year curriculum, page 9)