Importance of Anesthesia in Pediatric Laparoscopic Procedures

Abstract

Anesthesia plays a crucial role in pediatric laparoscopic procedures. It highlights the unique challenges posed by laparoscopic surgery in young children and newborns, and the need for specialized care in the selection and administration of anesthetics. The text further investigates the physiological impacts of laparoscopic surgery, such as hemodynamic changes due to increased intra-abdominal pressure, and potential complications arising from prolonged CO2 absorption. The need for a pediatric anesthesiologist to be trained to perform good anesthetic techniques in these procedures, such as increasing the ventilatory minute volume to counteract lethal effects, is also analyzed.