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. 2016 Apr 29;1(2):109–116. doi: 10.1515/pp-2016-0005

Figure 1:

Figure 1:

Technical setup for ePIPAC.

The abdomen is insufflated as usual with CO2 at 12 mmHg and 37%°C. Two trocars and a brush electrode (a) are inserted into the abdomen. The aerosolizing device (b) is inserted into a trocar under videoscopic control (c) and the pressurized therapeutic aerosol installed. After electrostatic loading and precipitation, the abdomen is exsufflated over a closed aerosol waste system (CAWS).