Spijkerman, Sandra2018-08-212018-08-212017Spijkerman, S. 2017, 'Anaesthesia for thoracoscopy in paediatric patients', Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia, vol. 23, no. 2, s59-s64.2220-1181 (print)2220-1173 (online)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/66295Modern equipment and surgical techniques have enabled endoscopic procedures in smaller patients, making thoracoscopy a possibility for a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, even in very young patients.1,2 (Table I) To understand the perioperative anaesthetic requirements of paediatric patients for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), a review of the physiology of one-lung ventilation in the lateral decubitus position and techniques of lung isolation are imperative. A review of the general considerations of paediatric anaesthetic practice fall outside the scope of this review, but should be kept in mind during VATS procedures in children.en© 2017 The Spijkerman. Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0].VATSChildrenTherapeutic proceduresPaediatric patientsVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)Health sciences articles SDG-03SDG-03: Good health and well-beingArticle