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Clinical expertise determines outcomes and patient compliance, regional variations in care can also impact the outcomes. The focus on post-operative care and decision making can be a challenge when balancing cost-benefit determines the path to take.

Join us at the ESTS annual meeting for a Lunch Symposium on ”Optimizing postoperative care – a global perspective” chaired by Agathe Seguin-Givele, M.D. from Mutualist Montsouris Institute, Paris and Stephen Cassivi, M.D., M.S. from Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.

Program

• Protocols and practices to make the most of the minimally invasive experience - Ilies Bouabdallah, MD, France
• Optimizing perioperative care and understanding the role of chest drains - Sebastien Gilbert, MD, FRCSC, Canada
• Maximizing the benefits of minimally invasive thoracic surgery and ERAS - Kenji Suzuki, MD, PhD, Japan