Systematic review of the safety and effectiveness of methods used to establish pneumoperitoneum in laparoscopic surgery

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 668-679

  Merlin, T L ^a,b   Hiller, J E ^a   Maddern, G J ^a,b,e   Jamieson, G G ^a   Brown, A R ^c   Kolbe, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (Australia)

^c Specialist Consulting Rooms   (Australia)

^d Royal Adelaide Hospital ^*  (New Zealand)

^e Australian Safety Efficacy Regis N   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; EXTRAPERITONEAL INSUFFLATION; GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOGRAPHY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNET; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; META ANALYSIS; NEEDLE; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROCAR; WOUND INFECTION; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PNEUMOPERITONEUM, ARTIFICIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038238044     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4203     Document Type: Review

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