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Blunt trocar laparoscopy.

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Hurd, WW; Ohl, DA
Published in: Fertil Steril
June 1994

A technique, termed blunt trocar laparoscopy, has been developed to avoid the use of both Veress needles and sharp primary trocars and to avoid carbon dioxide leakage without the use of fascial sutures. To evaluate this technique's effectiveness, the time required and the length of the skin incision was evaluated prospectively in 33 consecutive unselected patients and the results were compared with the patient's BMI. The blunt trocar technique took 3.5 +/- 1.3 minutes (mean +/- SD) to perform and the average incision length was 14 +/- 2 mm. Although the time of the procedure increased slightly with the BMI, even in the obese patients (BMI > 30 kg/m2; n = 10), the average time for the procedure was only 4.0 +/- 1.6 minutes. No carbon dioxide leakage or complications occurred in any patient. The results of this study indicate that a blunt trocar technique may be a useful and relatively quick alternative approach for laparoscopy.

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Published In

Fertil Steril

ISSN

0015-0282

Publication Date

June 1994

Volume

61

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1177 / 1180

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Surgical Instruments
  • Prospective Studies
  • Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
  • Middle Aged
  • Laparoscopy
  • Laparoscopes
  • Infertility, Female
  • Humans
  • Female
 

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Hurd, W. W., & Ohl, D. A. (1994). Blunt trocar laparoscopy. Fertil Steril, 61(6), 1177–1180.
Hurd, W. W., and D. A. Ohl. “Blunt trocar laparoscopy.Fertil Steril 61, no. 6 (June 1994): 1177–80.
Hurd WW, Ohl DA. Blunt trocar laparoscopy. Fertil Steril. 1994 Jun;61(6):1177–80.
Hurd, W. W., and D. A. Ohl. “Blunt trocar laparoscopy.Fertil Steril, vol. 61, no. 6, June 1994, pp. 1177–80.
Hurd WW, Ohl DA. Blunt trocar laparoscopy. Fertil Steril. 1994 Jun;61(6):1177–1180.
Journal cover image

Published In

Fertil Steril

ISSN

0015-0282

Publication Date

June 1994

Volume

61

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1177 / 1180

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Surgical Instruments
  • Prospective Studies
  • Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
  • Middle Aged
  • Laparoscopy
  • Laparoscopes
  • Infertility, Female
  • Humans
  • Female