Lower extremity venous changes in pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopic surgery

Guelec B., Oener K., Yigitler C., Kocaoglu M., Aydin Y., Saglam M.

ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.76, no.10, pp.904-906, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 76 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03906.x
  • Journal Name: ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.904-906
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: The effect of pneumoperitoneum on veins of the lower limbs related to the intra-abdominal working pressures during laparoscopic cholecystectomy has not been thoroughly investigated. We tested the hypothesis that working pressures do not affect the venous haemodynamics in the lower limbs.