funding to conduct this study was provided by a research innovation grant provided by CONMED Corporation(#IRB 22-0113-C).
Objective:Smart insufflation(SI)techniques relying on valve and membrane-free insufflation are increasing in usage.Although considerable literature exists demonstrating the benefits of SI on procedural ease and patien...
BACKGROUND The airways of patients undergoing awake craniotomy(AC)are considered“predicted difficult airways”,inclined to be managed with supraglottic airway devices(SADs)to lower the risk of coughing or gagging.How...
In the United States,colorectal cancer(CRC)is the second leading cause of mortality in men and women.We are now seeing an increasing number of patients with advanced-stage diagnosis and mortality from colorectal cance...
Objective:Port placement is a crucial pre-operative task in robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery.Due to the insufflation process,the abdominal shape is deformed while the internal organs are shifted in position.T...
Supported by Scientific and Technological Support Plan Projects of China,No.2007BAI05B05;Medical Science and Technology Project of Henan Province,No.201602012
AIM To evaluate the T stage of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC) using preoperative low-dose esophageal insufflation computed tomography(EICT).METHODS One hundred and twenty ESCC patients confirmed by surgery o...
Supported by clinical research grant from Pusan National University Hospital 2017
BACKGROUND Fiberoptic bronchoscopic intubation is the gold standard for endotracheal intubation in difficult or compromised airway situations. However, oxygen insufflation through the working channel of a fiberscope i...
AIM To assess the efficacy of CO2 insufflation for reduction of mediastinal emphysema(ME) immediately after endoscopic submucosal dissection(ESD).METHODS A total of 46 patients who were to undergo esophageal ESD were ...
The largest amount of dairy by-products, especially the whey, comes from the manufacture of cheese. The whey proteins are used in several different industry technologies. The forage production is used for animal feedi...
AIM: To compare the safety and efficacy of carbon dioxide(CO2) and air insufflation during gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection(ESD).METHODS: This study involved 116 patients who underwent gastric ESD between Janu...