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- Title
Veress Needle Creation of Pneumoperitoneum: a Safe Technique.
- Authors
Powell-Brett, Sarah; Richardson, Martin; Super, Paul; Singhal, Rishi
- Abstract
Veress was a Hungarian physician who designed this needle to prevent damage to the lungs or abdominal organs, either during drainage from the thoracic or peritoneal cavity or decompression of pneumothorax [[2]]. The commonly stated reason behind shunning the Veress needle is safety, with many citing the risk of visceral injury, vascular injury, and air embolism. This review found a 0.2% risk of vascular injury, a 0.4% risk of visceral injury, and a 1.7% risk of failed entry with a Veress needle.
- Subjects
PNEUMOPERITONEUM; GAS embolism; NEEDLES &; pins; LAPAROSCOPIC surgery; CHEST (Anatomy)
- Publication
Obesity Surgery, 2020, Vol 30, Issue 5, p2026
- ISSN
0960-8923
- Publication type
Letter
- DOI
10.1007/s11695-020-04435-1