Abstract
Background: Pneumoperitoneum (PP) for laparoscopic surgery induces prompt changes in circulatory parameters. The rapid onset of these changes suggests a reflex origin, and the present study was undertaken to evaluate whether release of vasopressor substances could be responsible for these alterations. The influence of two different anesthesia techniques was also evaluated.
Methods: American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class I patients, scheduled for laparoscopic cholecystectomy, were investigated. The first group (n= 10) was anesthetized intravenously. The second group (n= 6) had inhalation anesthesia. Plasma vasopressin, catecholamines, and plasma renin activity were investigated as neurohumoral vasopressor markers of circulatory stress. The general stress response to surgery was assessed by analysis of plasma cortisol.
Results: Induction of pneumoperitoneum caused no apparent activation of vasopressor substances, although several hemodynamic parameters responded promptly.
Conclusion: The hemodynamic alterations, seen at the establishment of PP during stable anesthesia, cannot be explained by elevation of vasopressor substances in circulating blood.
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Received: 7 April 1997/Accepted: 3 December 1997
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Odeberg, S., Ljungqvist, O., Svenberg, T. et al. Lack of neurohumoral response to pneumoperitoneum for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surg Endosc 12, 1217–1223 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649900824
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649900824