Laparoscopic cholecystectomy under the use of cardiac pacemaker / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the safety of laparoscopic cholecystectomy(LC) under the use of cardiac pacemaker for the patients with cholelithiasis and serious cardiac arrhythmia.Methods The clinical data of 8 cases undergoing LC under the use of vvI cardiac pacemaker were analysed.Results All the 8 cases undergoing LC by cardiac pacemaker had successful results. There was no cardiac accident or complication of the pacemaker in perioperative period in this series, and the postoperative course was smooth . Conclusions LC is safe under the use of cardiac pacemaker, if the decompensation of heart is controlled and the anaesthesia and operation are estimated correctly.