title: Elevated position of suction outflow during arthroscopic motorized surgery: an experimental study.
abstract: Different irrigation systems for use during arthroscopic suction surgery were investigated in a knee model. Gravity inflow and three different pumps were used. With suction at floor level, none of the systems was able to maintain a positive pressure within the model during suction even when the suction pressures were reduced. With elevated position of the suction outflow, a positive pressure could be maintained. This principle seems to minimize the problem and is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Regional Hospital, Orebro, Sweden.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dolk
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Augustini
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007260:Infusion Pumps; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008961:Models, Structural; D013396:Suction / Q000379:methods*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods*