Open AccessLaparoscopic Sterilization with Local Anesthesia
Author(s) -
Michael J. Diamant,
Jonathan L. Benumof,
Lawrence J. Saidman,
J.P. Kennedy,
Philip C. Young
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/00000539-197705000-00003
Subject(s) - hypercarbia , medicine , anesthesia , sedation , sterilization (economics) , complication , surgery , local anesthesia , anesthesiology , acidosis , monetary economics , economics , foreign exchange market , foreign exchange
Arterial blood-gas changes were studied in 21 healthy women undergoing laparoscopic sterilization with local anesthesia and supplemental IV sedation, employing CO2 as the inflating gas. No significant hypercarbia was noted. Two patients became transiently apneic following IV medication and 2 became extremely agitated during the procedure. This constituted a major nonsurgical complication rate of 19 percent. Safety requirements for patients undergoing this procedure is suggested.