413 - Robotic versus Thoracoscopic Lung Resection

#413   May 2018 1 CE credit $6 5. Indication for operating on patients included: a. Pain b. Lung cancer c. Age d. All of the above 6. This analysis determined patients that undergo VATS ________ than patients who undergo an open thoracotomy: a. Suffer from fewer complications b. Have less blood loss c. Recover quicker d. All of the above 7. Patients treated with a robotic approach show _____ morbidity and mortality than patients undergoing open thoracot- omy. a. Lower b. Higher c. The same level d. Not applicable 1. During this analysis, howmany stud- ies were reviewed? a. 8 b. 10 c. 12 d. 14 2. In the six studies that reported on mortality, howmany showed fewer deaths for RVATS than VATS? a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6 3. A trend of shorter hospitalization became apparent in which procedure? a. RVATS b. VATS c. No data was presented regarding this trend d. Both procedures presented equal trends 4. Inclusion criteria used in the study included: a. Operation time b. Length of procedure c. Drainage duration d. Both a and c 8. Which of the following complications were shown to be reduced in previous studies of minimally invasive thoracic surgery versus conventional open thora- cotomy? a. Blood loss b. Pneumonia c. Mortality d. Numbness 9. In addition to VATS, VATS lobectomy is associated with the following factors? a. Shorter chest tube duration b. Improved survival c. Both a and b d. Only a 10. This analyzation concluded that _____ is a suitable surgical procedure in pulmo- nary surgery. a. VATS b. RVATS c. Open lobectomy d. Open thoracoscopy ROBOTIC VERSUS THORACOSCOPIC LUNG RESECTION # 413   May 2018 1 CE CREDIT $6 NBSTSA Certification No. AST Member No. ■ My address has changed. The address below is the new address. Name Address City State Zip Telephone ■ Check enclosed  ■ Check Number ■ Visa ■ MasterCard  ■ American Express Credit Card Number Expiration Date 1 ■ ■ ■ ■ 11 ■ ■ ■ ■ 2 ■ ■ ■ ■ 12 ■ ■ ■ ■ 3 ■ ■ ■ ■ 13 ■ ■ ■ ■ 4 ■ ■ ■ ■ 14 ■ ■ ■ ■ 5 ■ ■ ■ ■ 15 ■ ■ ■ ■ 6 ■ ■ ■ ■ 16 ■ ■ ■ ■ 7 ■ ■ ■ ■ 17 ■ ■ ■ ■ 8 ■ ■ ■ ■ 18 ■ ■ ■ ■ 9 ■ ■ ■ ■ 19 ■ ■ ■ ■ 10 ■ ■ ■ ■ 20 ■ ■ ■ ■ Make It Easy - Take CE Exams Online Y ou must have a credit card to pur- chase test online. We accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express. Your credit card will only be charged once you pass the test and then your credits will be automati- cally recorded to your account. Log on to your account on the AST homepage to take advantage of this benefit. Robotic versus thoracoscopic lung resection a. MAY 2018 | The Surgical Technologist | 213