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Effect of CO<sub>2</sub> pneumoperitoneum on ventilation‐perfusion relationships during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Lena Andersson, Lars Lagerstrand, A. Thörne, Alf Sollevi, L.‐Å. Brodin, Suzanne Odeberg-Wernerman

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica · 2002 · 72 citations · 33 references

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Abstract

In patients without heart or lung disease, pneumoperitoneum at an intra-abdominal pressure level of 11-13 mmHg causes a transient reduction of the pulmonary shunt. The mechanisms underlying the present finding remain to be elucidated.

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