Optimal carbon dioxide insufflation pressure during robot-assisted thyroidectomy in patients with various benign and malignant thyroid diseases

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Currently, data are not available concerning a safe insufflation pressure that provides a proper view of the surgical field without adverse metabolic and hemodynamic changes in humans undergoing the robot-assisted thyroidectomy bilat...

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Main Authors: Kim Hoon, Choi Yoon, Yu Hae-Na, Yoon Seung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.wjso.com/content/10/1/202