Carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Food Interaction and all others data.

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), iand in solid form (dry ice) for freezing of tissue and removal of warts.

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Trade Name	Carbon dioxide
Generic	Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide Other Names	Carbon dioxide
Type
Formula	CO₂
Weight	Average: 44.0095 Monoisotopic: 43.989829244
Protein binding	No protein binding data.
Groups	Approved, Investigational, Vet approved
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Last Updated:	September 19, 2023 at 7:00 am

Uses

Carbon dioxide is a naturally-occurring gas used as a insufflation gas during minimally invasive surgeries to enlarge and stabilize body cavities to provide better visibility of the surgical area.

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.

Carbon dioxide is also used to associated treatment for these conditions: Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Laryngeal Injuries, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Insufflation, Post-operative respiratory stimulation

How Carbon dioxide works

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Toxicity

Signs of intoxication have been produced by a 30-minute exposure at 50,000 ppm , and a few minutes exposure at 70,000 to 100,000 ppm produces unconsciousness.