ENDO Messages for October, 2004: Re: anesthesia and laparascopy

Re: anesthesia and laparascopy

From: Chris (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Oct 9 17:30:01 2004

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Hi Sharon,

I read that laparoscopy would be too difficult to do while the patient is awake. The reason is because they blow your abdomen up with CO2, and it would be extremely difficult for you to breathe and the patient could also vomit because of the amount of CO2 they pump you up with. I have a freind who also has a difficult airway and he needed to have his gallbladder removed. What they did with him was they didn't put him under anesthesia before trying to insert the breathing tube. Instead they sedated him and tried to insert the tube first. Unfortunately, they weren't able to insert the tube and had to put off the surgery, but he was fine because they didn't give him the anesthesia first. I hope this helps you.

At Sat, 9 Oct 2004, Sharon wrote: >
>Hi,
>Has anyone ever had a local or regional- epidural anesthesia for a
>laparascopy? I go in for my first laparascopy this week for endo and
>first every surgery and have been told I have a potentially difficult
>airway to manage for the endotracheal tube placement. They did not
>suggest anything but general anesthesia but I am very scared. They are
>aware of the situation but I am still concerned because I read that once
>the anesthetic is given and if they can't get the tube down within a
>short time you will either suffer brain damage or death within a short
>time. In other words - there is no waking you up once it is given and
>the tube can't be placed in the trachea. I thought maybe if I could
>remain awake for the procedure? Anyone have any advice or experience
>with this matter? As if I don't have enough to worry about with the endo
>and just the surgery overall- I fall in to the small % of people with a
>difficult airway.
>
>--
>Sharon
>

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