Open AccessLaparoscopy in children and its impact on brain oxygenation during routine inguinal hernia repair
Author(s) -
Gloria Pelizzo,
Luciano Bernardi,
Veronica Carlini,
Noemi Pasqua,
Simonetta Mencherini,
Giuseppe Maggio,
Annalisa De Silvestri,
Lucio Bianchi,
Valeria Calcaterra
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9941.181800
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , oxygenation , insufflation , laparoscopy , pneumoperitoneum , inguinal hernia , pulse oximetry , peripheral , hernia , surgery
The systemic impact of intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) and/or changes in carbon dioxide (CO2) during laparoscopy are not yet well defined. Changes in brain oxygenation have been reported as a possible cause of cerebral hypotension and perfusion. The side effects of anaesthesia could also be involved in these changes, especially in children. To date, no data have been reported on brain oxygenation during routine laparoscopy in paediatric patients.