An Economical and Available Solution for Surgical Smoke in Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

Abstract

During video-assisted thoracic surgery, surgical smoke can interfere with the vision and attention of surgeons. In addition, the harmful substances in the surgical smoke also threaten the health of the surgical staff. In practice, we designed an economical and available solution for the smoke in video-assisted thoracic surgery, with satisfactory results. This report introduces the principle and procedure of this solution.