Carbon dioxide is a colorless, odorless gas vital to life on Earth. This naturally occurring chemical compound is composed of a carbon atom covalently double bonded to two oxygen atoms. Medical Carbon Dioxide is a liquefied medicinal gas, supplied in cylinders filled to a high pressure. Medical Carbon Dioxide may be used in different situations, e.g. during bodily investigations, to inflate body cavities during surgery (such as key-hole surgery), and in solid form (dry ice) for freezing of tissue and removal of warts.
Synonyms
Carbon dioxide
Brand Names
Carbon Dioxide U.S.p
Oxygen Carbon Dioxide Mixture
Carbogen
Compressed Gas, Oxidizing, N.O.S.
Carbon Dioxide, Air
Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen Mixture, Compressed, Oxidizing, N.O.S.
Carbon Dioxide USP
Carbon Dioxide-Air Mixture
Compressed Gas N.O.S.
Carbon Dioxide 100%
Carbon Dioxide 1% W Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide 15.1% W Air
Carbon Dioxide 7.1% W Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide USP, Oxygen USP Medical G.M.
Lung Diffusion Test Mixture
Carbon Dioxide Air Mix
Oxygen Carbon Dioxide Mix
Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Dioxide Compressed
Carbon Dioxide Oxygen Mixtures
Carbon Dioxide-Oxygen-Nitrogen Mixture
Carbon Dioxide Air Mixture
Carbon Dioxide, Compressed Air Medical G.mix.
Carbon Dioxide 12.1% W Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide Air
Carbon Dioxide Refrigerated
Carbon Dioxide
Air 90% Carbon Dioxide 10%
Carbon Dioxide Nitrogen
Carbon Dioxide USP, Compressed Air USP M.G.m
Carbon Dioxide-Oxygen Mixture
Carbon Dioxide Oxygen Mix
Carbon Dioxide/Oxygen Mix
Carbon Dioxide 1% W Air
Carbon Dioxide 30.1% W Air
Carbon Dioxide In Oxygen Mixture
Carbon Dioxide 23.1% W Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide, Refrigerated
Carbon Dioxide Oxygen Mixture
Oxygen-Carbon Dioxide Mixture
Carbon Dioxide 99%
Carbon Dioxide Mixture
Indication
Carbon dioxide is commonly used as an insufflation gas for minimal invasive surgery (laparoscopy, endoscopy, and arthroscopy) to enlarge and stabilize body cavities to provide better visibility of the surgical area. It has been used also in cryotherapy and as respiratory stimulant before and after anesthesia. It could be used also in expansion of blood vessels if required, to increase carbon dioxide level after rapid breathing, and to stimulate breathing after a period of nonbreathing.
