Abstract
Introduction: Only 20% of pulmonary lobectomies performed in the United States utilize a minimally-invasive approach. Analysis of operative data from finishing cardiothoracic surgery residents suggests that exposure to video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy during their two to three years of cardiothoracic training is still limited. It is unclear what the impact of proposals to truncate the general surgery prerequisite for cardiothoracic residency would be. Our hypothesis is that early and graded introduction of VATS lobectomy to surgical trainees might be accomplished safely and efficiently, with initial exposure during their general surgical training.
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