Regional Analgesia in Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery: A Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis
BackgroundA variety of regional analgesia methods are used during video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). Our network meta-analysis (NMA) sought to evaluate the advantages of various methods of localized postoperative pain management in VATS patients ...
Jingfang Lin +9 more
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Endoscopic Camera Control by Head Movements for Thoracic Surgery [PDF]
In current video-assisted thoracic surgery, the endoscopic camera is operated by an assistant of the surgeon, which has several disadvantages. This paper describes a system which enables the surgeon to control the endoscopic camera without the help of an
Bruin, Gart de +5 more
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Video-assisted thoracoscpic muscle transposition for acute empyema. [PDF]
Muscle flap transposition is one of the surgical treatment options for empyema with alveolarpleural fistula (APF) or bronchopleural fistula (BPF). This surgical procedure is invasive because it is typically performed by standard thoracotomy. We performed
Kanzaki Masato +3 more
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French Abstract: Introduction-La sternotomie médiane verticale a été la meilleure voie d’abord en chirurgie cardiaque. C’est une voie, traumatisante dotée de plusieurs complications.
Sami Bouchenafa +3 more
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Dislocated dental bridge covering the larynx: usefulness of tracheal tube guides under video-assisted laryngoscopy for induction of general anesthesia, thus avoiding tracheostomy [PDF]
BACKGROUND: To describe a case with dislodgement of dental bridge with clasps covering the vocal cords, in a patient who was successfully intubated using tube exchanger under video-assisted laryngoscopy. STUDY DESIGN, METHODS: Clinical case record with a
Hiroaki Toyama +5 more
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Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy [PDF]
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Sihoe, DLA
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Left atrial anomalous muscular band as incidental finding during video-assisted mitral surgery [PDF]
Congenital fibromuscular bands have been described inleft ventricle or right atrium and have been diagnosed by echocardiography and CT scan. The first report of anomalous band in the left atrium was described in 1897 by Rollestone (1).
Baldascino, Francesco +6 more
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Background: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death. Surgery remains the main method of managing early-stage disease. Minimal-access video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery results in less tissue trauma than open surgery; however, it is not known ...
Eric Lim +19 more
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Modified marionette technique for uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery: a case report
Background The current state of thoracoscopic technology allows less invasive surgical procedures and requires fewer ports and incisions. Totally video-assisted thoracic surgery with a single port has emerged as the least invasive thoracoscopic approach.
Sumitaka Yamanaka, Kensuke Adachi
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Association between perioperative cholesterol level and analgesia after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery [PDF]
Background Cholesterol plays an important role in the action of opioid analgesics, but its association with postoperative pain has not been clarified. Our study examined the association of pre- and postoperative total serum cholesterol (TSC), and change ...
Tak Kyu Oh +4 more
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