Laparoscopy requires the establishment of pneumo-peritoneum in order to provide
adequate surgical exposure and maintain operative freedom. Insufflation of carbon dioxide …

Care, Rush-Presbyterian. St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago. Manuscript received January
11, 1996; accepted March 20. manygynecologicand diagnostic procedures, onlyone port (a …

For the past 150 years, morbidity and mortality for surgical procedures have been tacitly
accepted as unavoidable parts of the therapeutic process. Since the late 1980s, however, it …

We examined end-tidal CO2 tension (PETCO2) and pulmonary CO2 elimination of CO2
([latin capital V with dot above] ECO2) during CO2 insufflation under general anesthesia for …

The potential complications of a laparoscopic procedure include those related to
laparoscopy and those related to the specific operative procedure. The majority of these …

We studied the effect of morbid obesity, 20 mm Hg pneumoperitoneum, and body posture
(30 head down and 30 head up) on respiratory system mechanics, oxygenation, and …

We evaluated the ventilatory effects and blood gas changes of prolonged CO (2)-
pneumoperitoneum in normoventilated patients and examined the respiratory and gas …

Since its inception in the early 1980s, laparoscopy has become a widely accepted surgical
approach. Smaller incisions impart several clinical benefits such as improved cosmesis …

Purpose: We investigated the association of carbon dioxide absorption with the approach
(transperitoneal versus extraperitoneal) and other factors during laparoscopy. Materials and …

The technical advances of laparoscopic instrumentation and the imaginative development of
laparoscopic procedures in urology, occurring for the most part within the last few years …