<prompt> Which of the following gas is commonly used in laparoscopic procedures?AirPure 02N20C02  <response>: CO2 is used for insufflation during endoscopic procedures e.g., laparoscopic surgery because it is highly soluble and does not suppo combustion. Inadveent gas emboli thus are dissolved and eliminated more easily by the respiratory system. Ref: Patel P.M., Patel H.H., Roth D.M. 2011. Chapter 19. General Anesthetics and Therapeutic Gases. In B.C. Knollmann Ed, Goodman Gilmans The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 12e. 