flators work just as well, but we don't use them as much anymore
because combining the anti-fog solution and scope warmers is easier,"
she says.
Smoke is another annoying obstruction. While some surgeons just
open up a valve on the trocar to let the smoke out of the abdomen, you
can also attach passive smoke filters to the trocar and silently filter the
smoke out as it leaves the patient. Ms. Hrnicek's surgeons now faithful-
ly use small, pencil smoke evacuators in their cases after discovering
that they don't impede their cases.
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Maneuverability
Even with higher resolution images and scopes free of smoke
and fog, your surgeons are still operating in the tight workspace
of the crowded
abdomen, which pres-
ents visualization chal-
lenges of its own.
Using organ retrac-
tors, articulating
scopes or even some
clever positioning can
help improve the
views at the surgical
site.
Liver retractors can
make room in the
abdomen. They come
in several styles, from
traditional laparo-
scopic ones that
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