Abstract
A case is presented of a healthy 69-yr-old woman who underwent elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anaesthesia. As surgery proceeded she developed hypercapnia (arterial blood PaCO2 = 100 mmHg) and a related respiratory acidosis (arterial blood pH 7.07). The cause was attributed to subcutaneous insufflation and absorption of CO2, directly related to the surgical pneumoperitoneum.
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Une patiente bien portante de 69 ans est opérée en chirurgie réglée pour une cholécystectomie par laparoscopie. Pendant l’intervention, elle présente de l’hypercapnie (PaCO2 = 100 mmHg) associée à une acidose respiratoire (pHa = 7,07). L’étiologie de cet incident est attribuable à une insufflation percutanée avec absorption de CO2 causée par un pneumopéritoine d’origine chirurgicale.
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Pearce, D.J. Respiratory acidosis and subcutaneous emphysema during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Can J Anaesth 41, 314–316 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03009911
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