AB006. OP-6 Optimal image providing in metabolic surgery
Abstract

AB006. OP-6 Optimal image providing in metabolic surgery

Filiz Alma, Tuğba Aslan, Nuh Bayram, İlknur Durna

Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey

Correspondence to: Filiz Alma. Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey. Email: filizalma@gmail.com.

Background: Evaluating the most suitable methods to clean the contaminated optics during laparoscopic procedures.

Methods: In this study, we investigated the most appropriate method to clean the laparoscopic imaging optics used in metabolic surgery. For this purpose, 3 different methods were evaluated. These methods include heating the lens with hot saline, cleaning with dilute povidone iodine and industrial cleaning materials.

Results: According to our results, the most appropriate method for optic cleaning and image clarity was the cleaning of optics with heated saline.

Conclusions: All laparoscopic operations are performed on the basis of imaging and quality imaging is extremely important in these operations. During the surgery, factors such as bleeding, intra-abdominal contact and temperature change may cause deterioration of the image quality. Improper image may prolong the surgical time, contribute to the formation of some undesirable complications and increase the workload of the surgical team. Cleaning materials developed for industrial purposes increase the cost. Our method is easy to prepare, easily available and can be preferred because it is extremely inexpensive.

Keywords: Laparoscopy; imaging; complication


Footnote

Provenance and Peer Review: This abstract is included in “Abstracts from the 3rd Turkish National Congress on Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, 21st-24th November 2019, Antalya-Turkey”, which is commissioned by the Guest Editor (Mehmet Mahir Özmen) for the series “Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery” published in Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery. This abstract did not undergo external peer review.

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/ales-2019-bms-17). The series “Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery” was commissioned by the editorial office without any funding or sponsorship. The authors have no other conflicts of interest to declare.

Ethical Statement: The authors are accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

doi: 10.21037/ales-2019-bms-17
Cite this abstract as: Alma F, Aslan T, Bayram N, Durna İ. OP-6 Optimal image providing in metabolic surgery. Ann Laparosc Endosc Surg 2020;5:AB006.

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