Perioperative Management and Evaluation -- Preoperative Evaluation of the Healthy Laparoscopic Patient -- Preoperative Evaluation of Complex Laparoscopic Patients -- Preoperative Patient Instructions -- Contraindications to Laparoscopy -- Perioperative Antibiotics in Laparoscopic Surgery -- Intraoperative Management, Positioning, Setup, and Port Placement -- IntroductoryRemarks Concerning Operating RoomSetup, Patient Positioning, and PortPlacement Chapters -- Intraoperative Management of the Laparoscopic Patient -- Summary of Intaoperative Physiologic Alterations Associated with Laparoscopic Surgery -- Patient Positioning and Logistics in the Operating Room During Laparoscopic Biliary Surgery -- Hepatobiliary, Cholecystectomy, and Common Bile Duct Exploration (CBDE). Includes Cholangiography and Intraoperative Choledochoscopy: Port Placement Arrangements -- Operating Room Setup and Patient Positioning for Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass and Laparoscopic Gastric Banding -- Minimally Invasive Procedures for Morbid Obesity: Port Placement Arrangements -- Patient Positioning and Operating Room Setup for Laparoscopic Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease -- Port Placement Arrangements for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Surgery -- Minimally Invasive Esophageal Resection: Patient Position and Room Setup -- Port Placement for Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy -- Hernia Repair: Patient Positioning and Operating Room Setup -- Hernia Repair: Patient Positioning and Operating Room Setup -- Spinal Access Operating Room Setup and Patient Positioning -- Spinal Access Surgery Port Placement Arrangements -- Operating Room Setup and Patient Positioning for Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy and Donor Nephrectomy -- Port Placement in Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy and Donor Nephrectomy -- Colorectal Resections: Patient Positioning and Operating Room Setup -- Port Placement Arrangements: Laparoscopic-Assisted Colorectal Resections -- Port Placement Arrangements for Hand-Assisted Colorectal Resections -- Patient Positioning and Operating Room Setup: Splenectomy -- Splenectomy: Port Placement Arrangements -- Laparoscopic Ultrasonography: Patient Positioning and Operating Room Setup -- Laparoscopic Ultrasonography: Port Placement Arrangements -- Intraoperative Upper and Lower Endroscopy Considerations -- Choice of Laparoscopic Exposure Method -- Anchoring Laparoscopic Ports -- Trocar- and Port-Related Bleeding -- Prophylaxis Against Deep Venous Thrombosis -- Hypothermia -- Implications of Subcutaneous Emphysema and How to Avoid and/or Limit Its Development -- Fluid Management and Renal Function During a Laparoscopic Case Done Under CO2 Pneumoperitoneum -- Port Site Closure Methods and Hernia Prevention -- Postoperative Management of the Laparoscopic Patient -- Perioperative Fluid Management -- Ambulation and Early Postoperative Performance Criteria -- Pulmonary Considerations -- Resumption of Diet and Recovery of Bowel Function -- Wound Management and Complications -- Postoperative Restrictions After Laparoscopic Operations -- Pneumoperitoneum and Minimally Invasive Methods -- Cardiovascular Effects of CO2 Pneumoperitoneum -- Pulmonary Implications of CO2 Pneumoperitoneum in Minimally Invasive Surgery -- Renal Ramifications of CO2 Pneumoperitoneum -- The Systemic Oncologic Implications of Surgery -- Liver Function and Portal Blood Flow -- Port Site Tumors: Local Oncologic Effect -- Port Site Tumors: Means of Prevention -- Immunologic Consequences and Considerations of the Laparoscopic Approach -- Effect of Patient Position on Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Function -- Pros and Cons of Alternate Gases and Abdominal Wall Lifting Methods -- Risk of Gas Embolism with CO2 and Other Gases -- Impact of CO2 Pneumoperitoneum on Body Temperature and the Integrity of the Peritoneal Lining -- Adhesion Formation -- Impact of Minimally Invasive Methods on Postoperative Pain and Pulmonary Function -- Ergonomics in Laparoscopic Surgery -- Decision to Convert to Open Methods.