You may have some soreness in your chest after the procedure. In a 2020 study , researchers found that 12.7% of 1,164 people who underwent VATS had moderate to severe pain within 24 hours and 15.6 ...

New device shortens chest-tube insertion from minutes to seconds. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2016 / 03 / 160309094602.htm ...

The insertion of a chest tube is a common procedure in trauma care, and the Advanced Trauma Life Support program teaches the insertion of chest tubes as an essential and life-saving skill. The purpose ...

Patients who underwent a pulmonary lobectomy had their chest tube removed earlier and spent less time in the hospital with a digital vs. analog air leak detection device, according to results ...

The result was ThoraXS, a one-handed thoracic portal opener that shortens the procedure time of chest-tube insertion from minutes to less than 30 seconds.

The procedure is performed with general anesthesia using a special endotracheal tube that allows intentional collapse of the lung which is operated on. The procedure is performed through a series of ...