Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3955994 | Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology | 2015 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Entry to the peritoneal cavity for laparoscopic surgery is associated with defined morbidity, with all entry techniques associated with substantial complications. Debate over the safest entry technique has raged over the last 2 decades, and yet, we are no closer to arriving at a scientifically valid conclusion regarding technique superiority. With hundreds of thousands of patients required to perform adequately powered studies, it is unlikely that appropriately powered comparative studies could be undertaken. This review examines the risk of complications related to laparoscopic entry, current statements from examining bodies around the world, and the medicolegal ramifications of laparoscopic entry complications. Because of the numbers required for any complications study, with regard to arriving at an evidence-based decision for laparoscopic entry, we ask: is the current literature perhaps as good as it gets?
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Authors
Amanda MBBS, BMSc, Mominah Bhatt, Jason B Med (Hons), FRANZCOG, FRCOG, PhD,