Colectomia laparoscópica: revisão retrospectiva de 120 casos

Abstract

To evaluate pulmonary function after open subcostal cholecystectomy under action of morphine in the immediate postoperative period. This was a prospective study in which the postoperative spirometric studies of fifteen patients who underwent open subcostal cholecystectomies received peridural morphine anesthesia. Preoperative and postoperative data were compared using a paired student-t test. Values of p < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Significant differences were shown for the Forced Vital Capacity variable (p = 0.007) and Forced Expiratory Volume in the first second (p = 0.008) comparing the preoperative and immediate postoperative period, indicating restrictive ventilatory disturbances. All patients presented normal spirometric studies in the third postoperative day. Even under action of morphine peridural analgesia, in the immediate postoperative period, light restrictive post-cholecystectomy ventilatory disturbances were observed. However, it was observed a fast recovery after morphine peridural analgesia for pulmonary function, which may lower postoperative pulmonary morbidity.