Laparoscopic lens fogging: A review of etiology and methods to maintain a clear visual field

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 905-913

  Lawrentschuk, Nathan ^a,b   Fleshner, Neil E ^a   Bolton, Damien M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERATION; HUMIDITY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LAPAROSCOPE; LAPAROSCOPIC LENS FOGGING; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SURGICAL ERROR; VISUAL FIELD;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LAPAROSCOPES; LAPAROSCOPY; VISION, OCULAR; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 77953627645     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2009.0594     Document Type: Review

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