Laparoscopic surgery: Pitfalls due to anesthesia, positioning, and pneumoperitoneum

Systematic review of the safety and effe

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

✍ T. L. Merlin; J. E. Hiller; G. J. Maddern; G. G. Jamieson; A. R. Brown; A. Kolbe 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 159 KB

## Abstract ## Background A systematic review was conducted to determine which of the methods of obtaining peritoneal access and establishing pneumoperitoneum is the safest and most effective. ## Methods Studies that met the inclusion criteria were identified from six bibliographic databases up