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Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Cardiothoracic Surgery

George J Magovern and James A Magovern
JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, v 271(21), pp 1658-1660
01 Jun 1994
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1994.03510450030016
PMID: 8182836
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Abstract

Cardiothoracic surgery continues to be a dynamic field with new developments arising from a variety of sources. In the last 2 years the necessity for making a major incision for a thoracic operation has been challenged, and in many instances it has been replaced by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. This technique uses several small incisions (1 to 2 cm) on the chest wall through which a thoracoscope and endoscopic instruments can be introduced and manipulated. An image is captured on a video monitor by a miniature camera attached to the thoracoscope. The advantages of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery over thoracotomy are decreased postoperative pain, shorter hospitalization, and faster patient recovery.1 The technique does require single-lung ventilation with collapse of the ipsilateral lung, and therefore general anesthesia and a double-lumen endotracheal tube are needed.Video-assisted techniques have replaced the standard open thoracotomy approaches for most simple thoracic operations. Procedures that are now

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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
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