Introduction: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is one of the most commonly performed operations worldwide and gold standard treatment for
benign gall bladder pathology. Increasing practice of lap cholecystectomy demands concurrent advancement in anaesthetic technique and
monitoring standard.
Objectives: Comparison of haemodynamic and ETCO2 changes intraoperatively during laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy and evaluation
of any additional effects of insufated CO2.
Study Design: Hospital based observational study done over 24 months
Subjects and methods: 60 patients of both sex scheduled to undergo elective cholecystectomy under general Anaesthesia, selected on the basis of
the inclusion criteria , were included in this study. Patients are assigned into two groups namely Group O[ planned for open cholecystectomy] and
Group L[laparoscopic cholecystectomy], each group having 30 patients. Heart rate, systolic BP, diastolic BP, mean arterial pressure, EtCO2, SpO2
and ECG monitored continuously and record maintained before surgery, during induction, intubation, extubation and every 10 min interval up to
the completion of surgery in both group.CO2 insufation and exsufation time also noted in laparoscopic cholecystectomy cases.
Result: Age, sex, weight, height, ASA grade and duration of surgery of all the patients of both the groups were comparable. The HR, MAP and
ETCO2 of group L started increasing during the intraoperative period and P values these were statistically signicant from t=20 minutes after
intubation to t=60 min. In our study CO2 insufation done within 8 to 15 minutes after intubation. .It is clear from our study that
pneumoperitoneum created during laparoscopic cholecystectomy might have caused this increase in HR,MAP and ETCO2. There was a decrease
in SpO in Group L during the intraoperative period i.e from t=20 minutes after intubation to t=80 min after intubation and the P values during this 2
period were statistically signicant.
Conclusion: From our study we come to the conclusion that in laparoscopic cholecystectomy there is signicant increase in HR, MAP, ETCO2 and
decrease in SPO2 following insufation of the abdomen with CO2 and institution of the reverse Trendlenberg position.