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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-6-18
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of pneumoperitoneum on peak venous flow velocity in the common femoral vein and the vena cava have already been studied. The results suggested that venous stasis occurs during surgical pneumoperitoneum. This study determines the effects of pneumoperitoneum on the overall venous outflow resistance of the lower limbs. Venous outflow resistance was measured during surgical procedures by impedance plethysmography in 12 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy, 4 patients undergoing laparoscopic herniorrhaphy, 4 patients undergoing conventional cholecystectomy, and 2 patients undergoing conventional herniorrhaphy. Venous outflow resistance did not change significantly during laparoscopic cholecystectomy or herniorrhaphy. No difference in venous outflow resistance between laparoscopic cholecystectomy and herniorrhaphy was found. During pneumoperitoneum, no obstruction to total lower limb venous outflow could be demonstrated, indicating that venous stasis in the limbs did not occur, and consequently, flow in the iliac and inferior caval veins was not compromised. Hypothetically, active vasodilatation resulting from mild compression may explain this. In our view, no special measures to prevent deep venous thrombosis have to be taken during laparoscopic procedures.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1051-7200
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
102-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9566561-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:9566561-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9566561-Blood Flow Velocity, pubmed-meshheading:9566561-Cholecystectomy, pubmed-meshheading:9566561-Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic, pubmed-meshheading:9566561-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9566561-Femoral Vein, pubmed-meshheading:9566561-Herniorrhaphy, pubmed-meshheading:9566561-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9566561-Iliac Vein, pubmed-meshheading:9566561-Laparoscopy, pubmed-meshheading:9566561-Leg, pubmed-meshheading:9566561-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9566561-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9566561-Plethysmography, Impedance, pubmed-meshheading:9566561-Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial, pubmed-meshheading:9566561-Thrombophlebitis, pubmed-meshheading:9566561-Vascular Resistance, pubmed-meshheading:9566561-Vasodilation, pubmed-meshheading:9566561-Veins, pubmed-meshheading:9566561-Vena Cava, Inferior, pubmed-meshheading:9566561-Venous Insufficiency
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Resistance to venous outflow during laparoscopic cholecystectomy and laparoscopic herniorrhaphy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article