Practicals · Traumatology and Surgery · Procedural skills — Chest
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for chest injury/infection
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- Desirable (NMC)
- Also called
- VATS
Videos and resources
- VideoVideo-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)3:15
- VideoThoracic Endoscopy in Chest Trauma44:52
- +55 more links
Links point to material published by others; SolvedPGSS does not host it. Check any technique against your department's protocol before you use it on a patient.
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
“Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for management of injury and infection” ( NMC curriculum, page 8)