Practicals · Traumatology and Surgery · Procedural skills — Chest
Decortication for empyema (open and VATS)
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- Desirable (NMC)
Videos and resources
- VideoDecortications through Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery and Open Thoracotomy in Empyema3:42
- Page(PDF) Decortication as an Option for Empyema Thoracisresearchgate.net
- +44 more links
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Operative note template
How to write the operative note in the case sheet: blank template, worked example and printable PDF (free).
Where the curriculum asks for it
“Definitive management of empyema: decortication (open and VATS)” ( NMC curriculum, page 8)