title: Physiology of the pneumoperitoneum.
abstract: This chapter reviews the physiology of the pneumoperitoneum, focusing specifically on the traditional CO2 method and new alternatives which may ultimately replace it. A continued emphasis of providing for a safe, effective and physiologically benign intra-abdominal exposure will be mandatory if laparoscopic procedures of increased complexity and longer duration are to be applied to patients who are old or very young, and ill.
authors.affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Callery
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Soper
mesh_terms: D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium / Q000502:physiology; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide