Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic or Conventional Thoracic Surgery in Infants and Children: Current Evidence.

Rim KiblawiChristoph ZoellerAndrea ZaniniBenno M UreJens DingemannJoachim F KueblerNagoud Schukfeh

Published in: European journal of pediatric surgery : official journal of Austrian Association of Pediatric Surgery ... [et al] = Zeitschrift fur Kinderchirurgie (2020)

The available data point toward improved recovery in pediatric video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery despite longer operative times. Further randomized controlled trials are needed to justify the widespread use of video assisted thoracoscopy in pediatric surgery.

Keyphrases

thoracic surgery
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
randomized controlled trial
surgical site infection
robot assisted
young adults
electronic health record
clinical trial
acute coronary syndrome