The Use of Pneumoperitoneum During Laparoscopic Surgery as a Model to Study Pathophysiologic Phenomena: The Correlation of Cardiac Functionality with Computerized Acoustic Indices—Preliminary Data

Abstract Background: Induction of pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopic surgery leads to diverse cardiovascular changes that can be used as a model to study pathophysiologic phenomena. Application of novel signal processing and figure extraction enabled searching for correlation between various signals and pathophysiologic setting. Our aim was to quantitatively correlate cardiac functionality (as expressed by cardiac output) with the spectral energy of the first heart sound (S1) obtained from the phonocardiogram, during laparoscopic surgery. Patients and Methods: Patients who were scheduled for elective laparoscopic operations were enrolled in the study. Cardiac output was maximally changed during anesthesia and abdominal insufflation and was obtained from the arterial pressure wave (FloTrac™ sensor and Vigileo™ monitor [Edwards Lifesciences Ltd.]). Heart signals were recorded during surgery from each subject by a computerized digital data acquisition system. The automatic analysis of the heart sounds incl...