This video demonstrates etrograde percutaneous tracheostomy, a technique to improve the procedural outcome and minimize complications.
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January 22, 2021
This video demonstrates the management of a difficult anterior pulmonary artery branch during robotic-assisted left upper lobectomy.
January 21, 2021
On Friday, January 15, 2021, CTSNet hosted this live webinar on lessons learned with a panel of nursing giants.
January 20, 2021
This is a video of a VATS pneumonectomy using the Artisential Wristed Instruments.
January 18, 2021
This video demonstrates how to safely and efficiently perform a VATS left lower lobe lobectomy.
January 18, 2021
The authors describe a reproducible technique of right lower lobectomy that can always be used, even with a hostile fissure.
January 16, 2021
A recent European consensus paper. Relatively easily read, and favouring meta-analyses over randomised trials. The bulk of the manuscript is of interest to all healthcare providers. The chapters 2.8.1 and 3.1.2 are of additional relevance to the ctsnet readership, as they summarise guidance on interventions.
January 16, 2021
Advances in neuromonitoring and related screening by imaging constitute an expanding field of cardiovascular perioperative care, attracting the readership of interventional and conventional surgical providers.
January 15, 2021
Ceylan et al. present a retrospective study regarding the prevention of viral transmission via chest tube in COVID-19 patients. Out of 542 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, 13 (3.8%) required chest tube insertion. In these patients, a two-bottle technique combined with a HEPA filter was used to prevent viral transmission.
January 15, 2021
This study analyzed the association of antibiotic resistance with morbidity and mortality for patients with empyema.