Nitrous oxide for pneumoperitoneum: No laughing matter this! A prospective single blind case controlled study

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-176

  Rammohan, Ashwin ^a   Manimaran, A B ^a   Manohar, R R ^a   Naidu, R M ^a  

^a APOLLO HOSPITALS   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Laparoscopy; Nitrous oxide; Pain relief; Pneumoperitoneum

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DICLOFENAC; NITROUS OXIDE; PARACETAMOL PLUS TRAMADOL; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY PRESSURE; APPENDECTOMY; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PNEUMOPERITONEUM, ARTIFICIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VENTILATION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 79952101007     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2010.10.015     Document Type: Article

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