Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) has become a standard of care in adults, pediatric surgeons have been slower to undertake this approach. There are limitations for working in children. The site of a chest tube becomes the working site for thoracoscopic surgery and the only scar. We propose this study to do a retrospective review comparing the conventional multiport thoracic surgery with the newer single port site.
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Total amount of opioid doses in 24 hours post-op
Timeframe: 24 hours post-operative VATS procedure
Assessment of length of time of chest tube insertion
Timeframe: Time from surgery until chest tube removal