Table 2.

Anesthesia details

Spinal anesthesia	296 patients
Anesthesia: sensory loss (upper level)	T4 / T5 dermatome
Total spinal anesthesia	Nil
Respiratory arrest	Nil
Cardiac arrest	Nil
Intra-abdominal pressure	8 mm of Hg
Shoulder pain	262 patients.
Managed by right shoulder massage alone	236 patients (90.08)
Managed by massage plus inj. tramadol (100 mg)	26 patients (9.93)
Oxygen saturation	96-99% (mean.97.6)
Respiratory rate
Basic (before pneumoperitoneum)	13-16 (mean. 14.3)
Maximum (with pneumoperitoneum)	16-38 (mean.23.4)
Hypotension (systolic below 100 mm of Hg)	36 patients (12.00)
Managed by IV fluid only	29 patients
Managed by IV fluid plus inj mephentermine	7 patients
Hypertensive episodes	Nil
Post-spinal headache	Five patients (1.66)
Nausea/ vomiting	22 patients (7.34)
Low back pain (temporary)	Five patients
Neurological deficit	Nil

Figures in parentheses are in percentage