[Does pneumoperitoneum in laparoscopic intervention induce additional stress on elderly patients?]. / Führt das Pneumoperitoneum bei laparoskopischen Eingriffen zur zusätzlichen Belastung des älteren Patienten?

Although the required pneumoperitoneum for laparoscopic cholecystectomy and laparoscopic hernial repair means stress for the elderly, it does not affect them negatively from a clinical point of view. On the contrary, the patient profits by a low complication rate, a quick recovery and a shorter stay in hospital.