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Influence of pneumoperitoneum and head-down maneuver on the cerebral microvasculature in rabbits
Background With recent advances in robot-assisted techniques, an increasing number of surgeries are being performed with pneumoperitoneum and head-down maneuver (HDM) that may affect the cerebral microcirculation.
Hiroki Kobayashi +7 more
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Peritoneal adhesions after laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery [PDF]
Although laparoscopy has the potential to reduce peritoneal trauma and post-operative peritoneal adhesion formation, only one randomized controlled trial and a few comparative retrospective clinical studies have addressed this issue.
MAIS, VALERIO
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Background: Laparoscopic surgery has various advantages like minimal invasiveness and quick recovery. However carbon dioxide used for pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopic surgery causes increase in heart rate, blood pressure and systemic vascular ...
Sangeeta Subba +3 more
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A comparison of the effects of oral vs. intravenous hydration on subclinical acute kidney injury: a protocol of a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
Background: Optimal treatment for established renal failure is living donor kidney transplantation. However this pathway exposes healthy individuals to significant reduction in nephron mass via major surgical procedure.
Aitken, Emma +3 more
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Signs of pneumoperitoneum [PDF]
A 62-year-old man was referred to our emergency department because of acute onset of abdominal pain after a colonoscopic examination to exclude colonic cancer. On arrival, his vital signs included temperature of 36.3°C, pulse rate of 97/min, respiratory rate of 20/min and blood pressure of 93/53 mmHg. Physical examination revealed diffuse abdominal …
C-M, Chao, T-C, Tsai, C-C, Lai
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Benign Pneumoperitoneum after Colonoscopy
Pneumoperitoneum frequently indicates a perforated abdominal viscus that requires emergent surgical management. However; pneumoperitoneum, on rare occasion, can occur without perforation. In these cases, it is defined as benign pneumoperitoneum.
Sevim Ustek, Mertay Boran, Kemal Kismet
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Spontaneous intestinal perforation in neonates: Is surgery always indicated?
The usual accepted mode of treatment of neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and pneumoperitoneum is surgical. However, in a select group of patients conservative treatment is feasible.
Rizwan Ahmad Khan +2 more
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The effect of nitroglycerin on hemodynamic changes during laparoscopic low anterior resection [PDF]
BackgroundMore laparoscopic low anterior resections (LAR) are being performed in recent years. There has been controversy around the hemodynamic changes affected by the Trendelenburg position and pneumoperitoneum during LAR. The goal of this study was to
Hyun Soo Moon +4 more
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Z-entry technique reduces the risk of trocar-site hernias in obese patients [PDF]
Open laparoscopy and techniques using a Veress needle permit entry into the peritoneal cavity, and are recommended. These approaches require fascial closure of 12mm trocar sites, thereby reducing the risk of trocar-site hernias in obese ...
Cisano, Claudio +3 more
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Semicontinuous intra-abdominal pressure measurement using an intragastric Compliance catheter [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To compare intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) measurements obtained from an intragastric Compliance catheter with the pressure measured directly in the abdominal cavity.
Berrevoet, Frederik +5 more
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