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Video Assisted Thorascopic Surgery (VATS)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Position : Lateral
Time : 2-4 hours (long)
Blood Loss : Moderate (50 - 200 ml)
Maintenance Paralytic : Yes
Considerations : Arterial line, High Blood Loss

Anesthetic Approaches

1GETT, Epidural
The Surgery

VATS are performed as a minimally invasive procedure, compared to an open chest or thoracotomy. Advantages of VATS include a smaller incision, less postoperative pain, less risk of complications, and...

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