Evaluation of Effects of Intraperitoneal CO2 Pressure in Laparoscopic Operations on Kidney Pancreas Liver and Spleen in Dogs

摘要

BackgroundDuring laparoscopy, insufflation of an inert gas in the peritoneal cavity creates a working space to facilitate surgery. The space should be large enough to facilitate surgery without increasing intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) over a threshold limit (usually 15 mm Hg).