Effects of Epidural-and-General Anesthesia Combined Versus General Anesthesia Alone on Femoral Venous Flow During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Abstract

Abdominal insufflation during laparoscopic cholecystectomy results in dilation and decreased flow in the common femoral vein. Epidural analgesia added to the GA partially compensated for the reduction in femoral PFR.