Open AccessVideo-Assisted thoracoscopic surgery for pediatric empyema by two-port technique: A single-center experience with 167 consecutive cases
Author(s) -
Sandesh Parelkar,
Shalil H Patil,
Beejal Sanghvi,
Rahul Gupta,
Satej S Mhaskar,
Rujuta Shah,
Pooja Tiwari,
Arjun Pawar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_167_16
Subject(s) - medicine , decortication , surgery , thoracoscopy , chest tube , empyema , blood loss , video assisted thoracoscopic surgery , complication , single center , tertiary care , retrospective cohort study , anesthesia , pneumothorax
The aim of our study is to determine efficacy, safety, and feasibility of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in childhood empyema with a technique of only two ports and open instruments at a tertiary care center in India.