SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES, vol.22, no.4, pp.907-911, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)
Background Pneumoperitoneum causes intracranial pressure elevation and blood stasis at lower extremities. This study investigates cerebral oxygen saturation changes during laparoscopy and the effects of intermittent sequential compression (ISC) of the lower extremities in patients during elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy.