During the procedure, the patient is positioned on their side, and an S-shaped thoracotomy incision is made. The sixth rib is removed to provide access, and the space between the lung and chest cavity ...

“Children in the past had to undergo much larger procedures, oftentimes a sternotomy or thoracotomy. The devices were often bigger, and we were sewing patches on the heart or implanting coils ...

The procedures include lateral canthotomy, cricothyrotomy, pericardiocentesis, tube thoracostomy, thoracotomy, endotracheal intubation (video, fiberoptic and direct), and central venous access.

A pulmonary bleb is a small collection of air between the lung and the outer surface of the lung (visceral pleura) usually found in the upper lobe of the lung. When a bleb ruptures the air escapes ...