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WorksheetsVATS RSP
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Potential indications for VATS are listed below, except:
Indeterminate pleural effusion
Resection of lung tumor
Pericardiectomy
Thymectomy for stage I thymoma
Thoracic trauma with hemodynamic instability
Relative contraindications for VATS are listed below, except
Dense pleural adhesions
Diagnostic for interstitial lung disease
Pulmonary hilar lesions
Coagulopathy
Inability to tolerate single lung ventilation
Which equipment is not mandatory for VATS operation?
Video Camera system
Thoracoscope
Electrocautery
Suction
Ultrasonic dissector coagulator
What is the main principal of VATS?
Rib spreading avoidance
Small incisions
Direct visualization of the operating field
Most costly compared to open surgery
Stapling device is always required
A lung biopsy with VATS can be performed with… EXCEPT:
VATS guided core needle biopsy
Wedge resection
Segmentectomy
Lobectomy
VATS guided fine needle biopsy
Modality for tissue coagulation in VATS surgery are:
Electrocautery
Ultrasonic dissector coagulator
Laser
Clip
All the above
What is the maximum vessel diameter that can be sealed with harmonic scalpel?
2mm
4mm
7mm
10mm
12mm
Advantage of VATS surgery is:
Suitable for poor lung function patient
Less post-operative pain
Can be done easily on children
Double lumen ETT Is not needed
Post-operative analgesia is not needed
Instruments routinely used for VATS, except:
Small rib retractor to retrieve specimen
Grasper
Hook
Dissector
Clamps
Methods to achieve collapse lung, EXCEPT:
Bronchial blocker
Robert Shaw tube
Carlene tube
CO2 over 5mmHg
CO2 below 5mmHg
