title: Laparoscopic hypothermia.
abstract: Operative laparoscopy is experiencing an increase in its use and indications. This expansion exposes patients to increased operating time, larger volumes of carbon dioxide for maintenance of a pneumoperitoneum, and higher gas flow rates for intraperitoneal delivery. Patients with medical complications, advancing age, and potentially contaminated procedures are now considered acceptable candidates for operative endoscopic techniques via laparoscopy. A previously observed but unquantified amount of hypothermia was measured and evaluated by changes in core temperature after known quantities of carbon dioxide were delivered intra-abdominally over measured periods of time and with controlled flow rates. A decrease of 0.3 degrees C in the core temperature was observed for each 50 L of carbon dioxide delivered.
authors.affiliation: Georgia Biomedical Research Group, Inc., Macon.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Ott
mesh_terms: D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000502:physiology; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000209:etiology*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide