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Understanding the physiology of pneumoperitoneum is essential for performing laparoscopy in a safe manner. This section first describes the characteristics of the ideal insufflating agent, and the advantages and disadvantages of various gases that have been used for this purpose. The second part of this section describes the physiologic changes observed with carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum, the most common agent used in the United States.
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Corwin, C.L. (1999). Pneumoperitoneum. In: Scott-Conner, C.E.H. (eds) The SAGES Manual. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-88454-2_5
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