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Comparative Study
The optimum pneumoperitoneum pressure for laparoscopic surgery in the rat model. A detailed cardiorespiratory study.
- R Berguer, T Cornelius, and M Dalton.
- Department of Surgery, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.
- Surg Endosc. 1997 Sep 1; 11 (9): 915-8.
BackgroundThere is increasing interest in the rat model of laparoscopic surgery. This study evaluates the cardiorespiratory effects of increasing CO2 pneumoperitoneum (PP) in the rat.MethodsNine Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to CO2 PP at pressures of 2, 5, 10, and 15 mmHg or control (no PP) under anesthesia. Catheters were placed in the femoral artery and the jugular vein to measure heart rate (HR), blood pressure (MAP), and arterial pH, PCO2, PO2, and HCO3. A thermistor probe in the aortic arch measured cardiac output (CO) and blood temperature (BT).ResultsCO2 PP had no effect on CO, MAP, or BT at any pressure. CO2 PP greater than 5 mmHg caused significant bradycardia and CO2 PP greater than 10 mmHg caused significant respiratory acidosis.ConclusionsCO2 PP pressures above 10 mmHg in rat should be avoided when performing laparoscopic surgery in the rat model.
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