Standard warming vs surgical humidification in laparoscopic surgery6
The thermal images below demonstrate the cooling effects of 2 hours cold, dry CO
2 laparoscopic insufflation compared with warm, humidified insufflation in a porcine model.
Standard warming vs surgical humidification in open surgery
These images illustrate the effects warm, humidified CO
2 has on improving wound temperature in open surgery.
Laparoscopic porcine images courtesy of Matsuda et al., 2002.6
Open images Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, 2016.