Background: Postoperative infections, as related to risk factors, in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) procedures have been studied infrequently. Conclusions: This ...

Background: Chest drains are routinely used after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lung resections to evacuate fluid and air from the pleural space. We compared the impact of coaxial ...

Montreal, July 11, 2016 - The University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) is launching a major international clinical trial to test a minimally invasive and safer surgical approach for ...

Patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for early-stage lung cancer had improved overall survival (OS) compared with patients who had open lobectomy, according to a ...

This study was carried out as part of a permanent infection surveillance program at the Center for Thoracic Surgery of the University of Insubria in Varese, Italy, between October 1996 and June 2002.