title: [Anesthesia relevant features of laparoscopy--the value of capnometry].
abstract: End-expiratory capnometrical and capnographical data correspond well with blood carbon dioxide content. Carbon dioxide insufflation for laparoscopy results in a big increase in CO2 uptake as well as in respiratory deterioration due to positioning and increased intra-abdominal pressure. We observed 226 female patients during laparoscopy under general anaesthesia (midazolam-alfentanil-atracurium or vecuronium) and artificial ventilation. Airway peak and plateau pressure increased by about 75% as compared to pre-insufflation levels. End-tidal carbon dioxide exceeded pre-insufflation levels by 2 to 19 mmHg (mean 9 mmHg). Both findings were correlated to speed and overall volume of CO2 insufflation. Major cardiocirculatory side-effects were not observed, except for rare bradycardia, which responded to atropine. Considerable regurgitation via or beneath the gastric tube occurred in 52%. Thus, general anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation and consistent monitoring, including capnometry, may be regarded as particularly safe as far as aspiration of gastric contents and ventilatory requirements are concerned.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anaesthesiologie der Technischen Universität München.
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Waldvogel
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Schneck
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Felber
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: von Hundelshausen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide
vernacular_title: Anästhesierelevante Besonderheiten der Laparoskopie--Wertigkeit der Kapnometrie.