Establishing a non-intubated thoracoscopic surgery programme for bilateral uniportal sympathectomy

AIM OF THE STUDY Non-intubated, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (NiVATS) has been successfully developed in several centres worldwide. Local anaesthesia techniques and techniques to perform thoracoscopic surgery on a spontaneously breathing lung are the two key elements which must b...

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Main Authors: Claudio Caviezel, Rolf Schuepbach, Bastian Grande, Isabelle Opitz, Marco Zalunardo, Walter Weder, Sven Hillinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2019-04-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
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Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2612