The influence of prolonged instrument manipulation on gas leakage through trocars.

Daniel RobertsonMatthijs van DuijnAlberto ArezzoYoav Mintznull nullTim Horeman-Franse

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2023)

Prolonged instrument manipulation did not increase gas leakage rates through trocars, despite damage to some individual trocars. Nevertheless, gas leakage through trocars occurs and is caused by different trocar-specific mechanisms and design issues.

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