Anaesthesia for laparoscopy.

Cardiac arrhythmias during anaesthesia for laparoscopy.

Fifty-six patients undergoing elective laparoscopy were allocated randomly to two groups. Group H received alcuronium and were ventilated artificially using 0.5% halothane and nitrous oxide in oxygen. Group E breathed spontaneously a mixture of enflurane and nitrous oxide in oxygen. Arterial pressure, heart rate, tidal volume, respiratory rate and end-tidal carbon dioxide tension (PECO2) were m...

Ventilatory effects of laparoscopy under general anaesthesia.

We have studied 14 female patients undergoing elective laparoscopy under general anaesthesia with peritoneal insufflation of carbon dioxide in order to examine changes in physiological deadspace (VDphys), arterial to end-tidal carbon dioxide partial pressure difference (PaCO2-PE' CO2) and PaCO2. VCO2 increased after insufflation of carbon dioxide with a mean (SD) maximum increase of 32 (28)% co...

Effects of the addition of low-dose ketamine to propofol-fentanyl anaesthesia during diagnostic gynaecological laparoscopy.

OBJECTIVES Diagnostic gynaecological laparoscopy (DGL) is a brief procedure, generally performed on an outpatient basis. Propofol-fentanyl is often used for anaesthesia in minor outpatient procedures because of its rapid onset, short duration of action and smooth patient awakening. However, propofol has various cardiovascular effects such as reduced arterial pressure, cardiac output and cardiac...

Regional anaesthesia in the outpatient treatment of bilateral inguinal hernias using totally extraperitoneal laparoscopy

The treatment of bilateral inguinal hernias using totally extraperitoneal laparoscopy is usually done with general anaesthesia. The objective of this article is to evaluate the regional anaesthesia technique in extraperitoneal laparoscopic surgery for treating bilateral inguinal hernias in an outpatient surgery unit. Prospective clinical study of 30 patients with uncomplicated bilateral inguina...

Laparoscopy for Gynecologic Cancers