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CO2 Insufflator

Insufflator · Laparoscopic Insufflator · CO2 Insufflation Unit · High-Flow Insufflator · Insufflator-Irrigator

A console with displays for pressure and flow, set buttons, and an outlet for the insufflationin-suh-FLAY-shunBlowing a gas into a body cavity, such as carbon dioxide into the abdomen during laparoscopic surgery.Full entry tubing. It is fed by a carbon dioxideKAR-bun dy-OK-sideA gas made by the body's cells as waste, carried in the blood to the lungs and breathed out.Full entry gas cylinder.

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  • What it’s for

    Fills the abdomen (and sometimes the chest) with carbon dioxideKAR-bun dy-OK-sideA gas made by the body's cells as waste, carried in the blood to the lungs and breathed out.Full entry during laparoscopiclap-uh-roh-SKOP-ikDone through a few small cuts in the abdomen with a thin camera and long instruments, instead of one large opening.lapar/o abdomen-scopic viewingFull entry and robotic surgery to create the working space (pneumoperitoneum) and a clear view. The tubing connects to the Veress needle or trocarTROH-karA sharp or bladed instrument inside a tube (cannula), used to pierce a body wall and leave the tube in place as a port.Full entry , and the circulator connects it to the unit and sets the pressure. The display shows infusion ratein-FYOO-zhun RATEHow fast an IV fluid or drug flows into the client, usually written in milliliters per hour or drops per minute.Full entry , volume delivered and intra-abdominal pressure.

  • Lengths and variants

    High-flow units deliver 15 to 20 L/min, which refill the abdomen faster when gas escapes. Some also give smoke evacuation and valve-free access; some combine insufflationin-suh-FLAY-shunBlowing a gas into a body cavity, such as carbon dioxide into the abdomen during laparoscopic surgery.Full entry with irrigationeer-ih-GAY-shunWashing out a wound, body cavity, tube or eye with a steady flow of liquid.Full entry .

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  1. Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 8 (Surgical Modalities), p. 218-219
  2. Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 11 (Gastrointestinal Surgery), p. 303
  3. Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 20 (Minimally Invasive Surgery), p. 441, 443
  4. Goldman MA. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 16 (Abdominal Extraintestinal Surgery), p. 141

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