Abstract
Trauma consultations are frequent at the emergency departments of hospital centers. Emergency physicians and general or trauma surgeons are the first to provide assistance in the hospital setting. Making an accurate diagnosis and timely and appropriate treatment is the basis for saving patients' lives and reducing the incidence of complications. This is why we think that the general surgeon must have in his diagnostic and therapeutic arsenal the expertise to perform Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS), which has its own indication that aims at safe and quality care. The objective is to establish the scope of VATS, review the indications for the procedure, and provide practical steps for the implementation of the technique by general surgeons.
Reference22 articles.
1. Mortality in the United States, 2021;Xu;NCHS Data Brief,2022
2. The diagnosis and treatment of non-cardiac thoracic trauma;O'Connor JV;JR Army Med Corps,2010
3. Sánchez G, Valsangiácomo P, Trostchansky J, et al. Epidemiological profile of severely traumatized patients in an acute care hospital. Med J Uruguay. 2006;22(3):179-184.
4. Valsangiácomo P, González F, Ruso L, et al. Epidemiology of multiple occupational injuries. Panam J Trauma Critical Care Emerg Surg. 2013;2(1):37-44.
5. Silva AGF, Aramburu CF, Olivera, S, et al. Chest trauma in the intensive care unit: risk factors for prolonged ventilation and death. Med J Uruguay. 2016;32(4):254-267.