Utilities and placement skills of the incision protective sleeve in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).

Conclusions: The placement of the incision protective sleeve for VATS is affected by multiple factors, which are not only related to the patient's condition, chest wall thickness and intercostal space, but also closely related to the operator's experience and the manipulation adopted. PMID: 33447416 [PubMed]
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: J Thorac Dis Source Type: research