Early relaparoscopy for management of suspected postoperative complications.

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery : Official Journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Boris KirshteinLeonid Lantsberg

Abstract

Diagnosis of complications after laparoscopic surgery is difficult and sometimes late. We compared the outcome of patients who had early (<48 h) relaparoscopy for suspected postoperative complication to those where relaparoscopy was delayed (>48 h). During the study period, 7726 patients underwent laparoscopic surgery on our service. Of these, 57 (0.7%) patients had relaparoscopy for suspected complication. The primary operations were elective in 48 patients and emergent in nine. Thirty-seven patients had early, 20 had delayed, secondary operations. The most common indication in the early group was excessive pain (46%) followed by peritoneal signs in 35%. In the delayed group, the most common indication was signs of systemic inflammatory response syndrome in 30% and peritoneal signs in 25%. Relaparoscopy was negative in 16 (28%) patients with no difference between groups. The identified complication was treated laparoscopically in 37(65%) patients, and the rest were converted. The patients in the delayed group had a significantly longer hospital stay (p < 0.003) and had a higher rate of complications (p < 0.05). They also had a higher mortality rate (10% vs. 2.7%), but the difference was not statistically significant. A policy ...Continue Reading

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Dec 25, 2013·Hernia : the Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery·Y AzariB Kirshtein
Apr 16, 2013·The Surgeon : Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland·J M O'RiordanP H McCormick
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Oct 23, 2015·Surgical Endoscopy·Antonino AgrusaGaspare Gulotta

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