Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Anesthesia Implications
Updated On: December 2, 2024
Position : Supine, Trendelenburg, airplaned left
Time : 1-2 hours (average)
Blood Loss : Low (10-50 ml)
Maintenance Paralytic : Yes
Anesthetic Approaches
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The Anesthesia:
Emergency Cases - Many of these cases will be emergency cases. In these cases, consider RSI and full stomach. The patient will be initially intubated, draped, and almost immediately put into the trendelenburg position. Many of these patients do not need a warming device as they will be febrile.
Reference
Butterworth. Morgan & Mikhail’s Clinical Anesthesiology. 2013.
Nagelhout. Nurse anesthesia. 6th edition. 2018.