The wider scope of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.(video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery)

From: AORN Journal | Date: June 1, 2007| Author: Khraim, Fadi M. | Copyright information

* IN THE PAST, rudimentary devices were used to look closely into the chest; currently, advanced video technology, computers, and high-tech electronics are being used to perform many surgical procedures that formerly required a large, open incision.

* THE GOAL of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is the same as for comparable open procedures, but it is accomplished with less pain, less patient morbidity, and a shorter hospital stay.

* IN ADDITION TO EVALUATING an...

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