Management of laparoscopic flatulence

Abdominal distension after laparoscopic surgery can be promoted by the use of medications to promote exhaustion and appropriate indoor activities to promote gastrointestinal motility. Laparoscopic surgery requires the injection of an appropriate amount of carbon dioxide gas into the abdominal cavity first, which causes the abdominal wall to bulge, the abdominal cavity to swell and the field of vision to be clear. The gas will be released at the end of the surgery, and because a small amount of gas remains in the intestinal space and other locations, there will be a small amount of residual gas, which will be absorbed soon after the surgery. Due to the effects of surgical anesthesia, preoperative and postoperative fasting and bed rest, the gastrointestinal tract peristalsis is slower, and with the residual gas in the abdominal cavity, abdominal distension may occur. If you cannot leave the bed, you can give anal injection of cortisol or intramuscular injection of neostigmine and metoclopramide to promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, and abdominal distension can be relieved after anal exhaustion. If you can leave the bed, you can speed up the speed of gastrointestinal movement and the absorption of gas in the abdominal cavity, which has obvious effects on relieving abdominal distension.