Definitions for "VATS"
see Vehicle Anti-Theft System.
(abb.) Vehicle Anti-Theft System Source: Lock Industry Standards and Training (LIST) Council
GM's Vehicle Anti-Theft System which uses a resistor in the key shank in addition to the cuts on the key.
Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery
(video assisted thoracoscopic surgery). A surgical procedure by which small incisions are made in the chest during surgery. A small camera is placed in one of these incisions and surgical instruments are used in the other incisions in order to retrieve tissue.
This technique uses a camera to guide surgical tools into the lungs and is less invasive than traditional surgery.