Prof. Dr. Mohammed Munavvar (United Kingdom) and his team at the Royal Preston Hospital (United Kingdom) will perform a SEMI-RIGID Thoracoscopy and answer all your questions.
Clinical History:
Clinical Background
Progressively worsening breathlessness and steadily accumulating pleural effusion. Pleural effusion sample confirmed an exudate and negative cytology
Technique Description
Technique description:
Under Local Anaesthesia and sedation, in the Bronchoscopy unit, under perfect sterility, and a 12mm incisión, the new Thoracosope was introduced to drain the pleural effusion, take biopsies and place a chest drain
Procedure steps:
Ultrasound of the chest and mark the point of entry
Sedation with midazolam and fentanyl
Drape and clean the site
Inject Local Anaesthesia
Incision and blunt dissection
Introduce trocar and cannula
Pass thoracoscope and drain effusion
Examine pleural surfaces in detail with WL and NBI
Obtain biopsies
Talc poudrage if appropriate
Place chest drain +/- IPC
Suture and close
Trainings Objectives:
Learn the principles and practice of Thoracoscopy
Observe a step by step guide to safe performance of Semirigid Thoracoscopy
Appreciate the unique qualities and advantages of the new LTF-H290 Thoracoscope
Opportunity to interact and have your questions answered
Share it with your network and help spread clinical knowledge.
