Figure 57-2 Ventilatory changes (pH, PaCO2 , and PETCO2 ) during carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. For 13 American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class I and II patients, minute ventilation was kept constant at 100 mL/kg/min with a respiratory rate of 12 per minute during the study. Intra-abdominal pressure was 14 mm Hg. Data are given as the mean ± SEM.*, P < .05 compared with time 0.


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