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Bedside laparoscopy.

C G Rehm
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The improved technical sophistication of laparoscopy offers an attractive highly accurate diagnostic modality at the bedside for critically ill patients who are confined to the ICU and intensive monitoring unit and who are in need of timely abdominal evaluation. If the surgeon understands the physiologic effects of peritoneal insufflation and considers them during the procedure, the patient tolerates the procedure well. It is important to limit insufflation pressures and laparoscopy time. The author also recommends using the open Hasson technique. Its primary use is diagnostic in penetrating and blunt trauma and in the obscure abdomen. It has been successfully employed therapeutically for acalculous cholecystitis, abscess drainage, and correction of placement of gastrostomy tubes and peritoneal dialysis catheters. It helps avoid risky transport trips and negative or nontherapeutic laparotomy with its known associated risks.

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C G Rehm. 2000. Bedside laparoscopy.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0749-0704(05)70099-3

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