OBJECTIVE:

To estimate the efficacy of a simple clinical maneuver that facilitates removal of residual abdominal carbon dioxide (CO₂) after laparoscopic surgery to reduce shoulder pain.

METHODS:

A total of 116 female outpatients who were scheduled for elective gynecologic laparoscopic surgery were randomly allocated to either the current standard (control group) or to additional efforts to remove residual CO₂ at the end of surgery.

• In the control group, CO₂ was removed by ...
  
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