Learning Curve of a Young Surgeons Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy during His First Year Experience in Newly Established Institution

摘要

BackgroundThe purpose of this paper is to present a guideline for beginning video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy to junior surgeons, and to review the first year experience of a new surgeon performing VATS lobectomies who had not performed a VATS lobectomy unassisted during his training period.