title: [Pulmonary function after laparoscopic cholecystectomy and abbreviated anesthetic-surgical time].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate pulmonary function after laparoscopic cholecystectomies.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective study, in which the post-operative spirometries of 15 patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomies with abbreviated anesthetic-surgical time were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant differences existed for the Forced Vital Capacity variable (p=0,020) and Forced Expiratory Volume in the first second (p=0,022) between pre- and immediate post-operative, indicating restrictive ventilatory disturbances.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Light restrictive laparoscopic post-cholecystectomy ventilatory disturbances were observed, with rapid recovery of pulmonary function, which may lower post-operative pulmonary morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Doutor em Medicina pela Universidade de Brasília, UnB, DF, BR. gilson.ramos@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Gilson Cassem
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Edísio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Salustiano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gabriel Neto
authors.forename: Enio Chaves de
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013147:Spirometry; D013997:Time Factors; D014797:Vital Capacity; D055815:Young Adult