Insuflation (In Latin: insufflare , lit.Ã, 'to blow to') is the act of blowing something (like gas, powder, or steam) into the body cavity. Insufflation has many medical uses, mainly as an administrative route for various drugs.
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recreational drugs
Injecting recreational medicines ("grunting") is often regarded as an example of insufflation, although the etymology and scientific understanding of the term does not include any inhalation, since blowing requires the application of positive pressure to push the substance into the nose. , whereas inhaling refers to drawing or sucking, which requires generation of negative pressure in the chest.
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Medical use
Surgery
The gas is often insufflated into the body cavity to inflame the cavity for more workspaces, for example during laparoscopic surgery. The most common gas used in this way is carbon dioxide, because it is non-flammable, colorless and readily soluble in the blood. However, this is not an inert gas.
Diagnostics
The gas can be isolated to the body to improve radiological imaging or to gain access to areas for visual inspection (eg during colonoscopy).
Respiratory help
Oxygen can be inserted into the nose by the nasal cannula to aid in respiration.
Pump inhalers for asthmatics send aerosol drugs to the lungs through the mouth. However, insufflation by the pump is insufficient for delivery to the lungs, which requires active inhalation by the patient.
Anesthesia and critical care
Insufflated gases and vapors are used to ventilate and oxygenate the patient (oxygen, air, helium), and to induce, assist or maintain general anesthesia (nitrous oxide, xenon, volatile anesthetic agents).
Administration of nasal drugs
Nasal insufflation is the most common method of nasal administration. Other methods are nasal inhalation (common in recreational use) and nasal instillation. Drugs administered in this way can have local effects or systemic effects. The onset time for a systemic drug delivered by nasal administration is generally only slightly slower than if given intravenously. Bioavailability of nasally administered drugs is generally higher than those taken orally.
Examples of given drugs
- Steroids (local effects) and anti-asthma drugs
- Hormone replacement
- Decongestants (local effects)
- Nicotine replacement
- Migraine drug
- Vaccines
- ADHD medications such as methylphenidate
Nasal administration may also be used for the treatment of children or patients who are vigilant or fearful of needles, or where intravenous (IV) access is not available.
Alternative medicine
As an alternative medicine treatment, ozone therapy is claimed to increase the amount of oxygen in the body through rectal and vaginal insufflation.
History
In the 18th century, enemy tobacco smoke, tobacco smoke infiltration into the rectum, was a common method of reviving a drowning victim.
References
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