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Table 4 Surgical technique

From: National survey of enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery practice in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Percentage of VATS lobectomies (n = 81)

 < 25%

2%

 26–50%

19%

 51–75%

33%

 76–100%

38%

 Not sure

8%

Routine thoracotomy techniques (n = 80)

 Muscle sparing

41%

 Intercostal nerve sparing

22%

 Not applicable

24%

 Othera

13%

  1. VATS Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
  2. aserratus sparing, surgeon preference