title: Respiratory changes during laparoscopic operations.
abstract: The influences of laparoscopic techniques on respiratory function are reviewed according to the published literature. The influences are aroused by the applied pressure and the diffusion and absorption of the gas used. The published incidents of the technique are commented and the necessity of meticulous monitoring of the applied pressure and gas exchange is stressed.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Medicine and Pain Therapy, Hildesheim Hospital, Germany.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Moehlenhof
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tolksdorf
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D004058:Diffusion; D006801:Humans; D007327:Insufflation / Q000009:adverse effects; D010535:Laparoscopy; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D011312:Pressure; D012119:Respiration
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide