Thoracic procedures

Past SAQ/CRQs include those on lung resection (March 2021 and September 2018) and VATS (September 2023).

The intricacies of one-lung ventilation are (anecdotally) common SBA fodder too.

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• General perioperative care
• Pre-operative assessment for thoracic surgery
• One lung ventilation
• Post-operative care following thoracic surgery
• Management of thoracotomy & VATS pain


• Specific surgeries
• Lung resection (i.e. pneumonectomy, lobectomy etc.)
• VATS
• Bronchoscopy (in brief)
• Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (technically part of the Vascular portion of the curriculum)