Doze cães foram submetidos ao pneumoperitônio com dióxido de carbono, em pressão constante de 15mmHg, e posicionados em Trendelenburg, Trendelenburg reverso e decúbito horizontal. As variáveis de saturação de oxigênio na hemoglobina, freqüência cardíaca, freqüência respiratória, pressão arterial média, sistólica e diastólica, o pH, a pressão parcial de CO2 e a pressão parcial de O2 foram mensurados. Somente a freqüência cardíaca, a freqüência respiratória, o pH e a pressão parcial de CO2 apresentaram diferença estatisticamente significativa em relação ao tempo.

The present study evaluated the changes in abdominal insufflation with carbon dioxide, with constant pressure of 15mmHg. In this experiment 12 dogs, adult mongrels were used. After having installed the pneumoperitonium, the animals were positioned in Trendelenburg, reversed Trendelenburg and horizontal position. In each one of the mentioned positions, the dogs stayed for a period of 30 minutes, for evaluation of alterations in the variables of saturation of oxygen in the hemoglobin, heart rate, breathing rate, arterial blood pressure, pH, partial pressure of CO2 and partial pressure of O2. There was no influences of the positioning on the studied variables. The heart rate, breathing rate, pH and the partial pressure of CO2 had significant difference when compared at the time controls.