GOOD NEWS! On June 15, 2023, Dr. Katia Carle-Talbot, respirologist at Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne, and the members of the clinical team, successfully performed the Hospital’s first thoracoscopy.
The procedure conducted with a thorascope, a specialized device acquired thanks to the generosity of donors, was performed in the new endoscopy rooms at Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne, funded with support from Fondation Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne.
The CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre is the third facility in Québec to use this technology to diagnose pleural diseases, in particular cancer.
Also called medical thoracoscopy, this one-hour procedure uses a camera to view the pleura. Its main function is to perform pleural biopsies.
The examination, which used to require a general anesthetic and a few days in hospital, now takes less than half a day. The procedure is performed by a multidisciplinary team comprised of a respirologist, nurses and respiratory technicians.
The less invasive nature of the procedure has a number of benefits for patients, most notably few side effects and better recovery. Patients return home the same day and follow-up is provided jointly by the CLSC and the Hospital’s pleural clinic team.
From back to front: Manon Paris, biomedical engineer (observer); Dr. Katia Carle-Talbot, respirologist; Jacinthe Mainville, endoscopy nurse; Marie-Josée Hétu, endoscopy nurse; Dominique Rhéaume, clinical support nurse in the operating theatre.
Dr. Katia Carle-Talbot, respirologist, and Jacinthe Mainville, endoscopy nurse.
