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Patient positioning and trocar placement: three 2 cm, non-trocar, incisions are made. In the right chest, incision #1 is made at the 5th IC space at the midaxillary line. Incision #2 is made in the 4th IC space at the anterior axillary line. Incision #3 is made in the 4th IC space at the posterior axillary line. A 1cm incision (#4) is made in the 6th IC space at the anterior axillary line. IC, intercostal.
