DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2015.v03i09.020

Pages: 856-857

This article presents the case of 32 years female that had systolic dysfunction after laparoscopic cholecysectomy. Preoperatively patient was not having any symptoms and signs of cardiac abnormality. Intra operative period was uneventful. Postoperatively patient was in hypotension and was not maintaining SPO2. 2D-Echo revealed severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Lesson learned from this case, anesthesiologist should be aware of effects of CO2 pneumoperitonium on cardiopulmonary system in laparoscopic surgeries.