Abstract
Laparoscopic surgery in patients with Fontan circulation is a haemodynamic challenge; venous return may be compromised by insufflation of carbon dioxide into the abdomen (increasing intra-abdominal pressure), the use of reverse Trendelenburg position and positive pressure ventilation. Combined with an increase in pulmonary vascular resistance due to hypercarbia, cardiac output may be reduced. However, for non-haemodynamic reasons, laparoscopic surgery has advantages over open surgery: less postoperative pain, shorter hospital stay, a reduction in postoperative wound infections and a reduction of respiratory complications. In this case report, we present a patient with Fontan circulation who underwent uneventful laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
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1 University Medical Center Utrecht, Department of Anesthesiology, Utrecht, The Netherlands (GRID:grid.7692.a) (ISNI:0000000090126352)
2 Maastricht University Medical Center, Department of Cardiology, Maastricht, The Netherlands (GRID:grid.412966.e)
3 University Medical Center Utrecht, Department of Surgery, Utrecht, The Netherlands (GRID:grid.7692.a) (ISNI:0000000090126352)
4 University Medical Center Utrecht, Department of Cardiology, Utrecht, The Netherlands (GRID:grid.7692.a) (ISNI:0000000090126352)