All of the following are true about laparoscopy except:
LAPAROSCOPY: - Needle used for pneumoperitoneum: Veress needle - Most commonly used gas: CO2 - Flow of gas: 1L/min - Intra-abdominal pressure maintained during laparoscopy:12-15mm Hg - Trocar is inseed at or just below the umbilicus penetrating skin, superficial & deep fascia, fascia transversalis & parietal peritoneum - Post-laparoscopy shoulder pain is due to CO2 ,retention causing irritation of diaphragm & referred pain to the shoulder through phrenic nerve. Needle used in pneumoperitoneum: Closed method: Veress needle Open method: Hasson technique
Veress needle is used in closed method
Intra-abdominal pressure maintained during laparoscopy is 12-15 mm Hg
Most commonly used gas is CO2
Flow of gas is 2 L/min
Robotics, Laparoscopy and Bariatric Surgery