Experience of Anesthesia in Laparoscopic Surgery at the Secondary Level Hospital Located in Suburban Environment

Objective: Anesthesia for laparoscopic surgery is particular because of the cardiopulmonary repercussions of pneumoperitoneum. This study reports the experience in secondary level hospital located in suburban environment. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study carried out at Monkole hospital from May 2016 to May 2023. It concerns patients anesthetized for laparoscopic surgery. Perianesthetic data were collected and analyzed with SPSS 26.0 for p Results: Eighty-four patients (4.2%) were selected out of 2000 eligible patients. The median age was 31 years, the range between 15 and 30 years (40.5%), female gender and approved patients (70.3%) predominated. Comorbidities were: sickle cell disease, high blood pressure, thinness and obesity. The ASA class was: I (35.2%), II (36.3%) and III (28.6%). Anesthesia was general with intubation for all patients. Generally, the surgery lasted less than two hours and the anesthesia lasted more than two hours. Postoperative analgesia used morphine in 27.5%. The operative indications were dominated by lithiasis with or without cholecystitis (48.4%) and appendicitis (16.5%). Intraoperative complications (18.7%) were: hypotension, allergy, spasm, accidental gallbladder and bile duct perforation. Postoperative complications (9.9%) were: anemia, digestive fistula, septic shock, multi-organ failure, acute lung edema and two deaths. Alcohol consumption was associated with intraoperative complications. Anesthesia duration greater than two hours, ASA3 class, alcohol consumption and cholecystectomy were associated with postoperative complications. Conclusion: Celiosurgery is not yet established in Monkole probably due to the lack of permanent surgeons and the higher cost than open surgery.