Table 3 Operative procedures in patients undergoing surgery
From: Laparoscopic surgery in abdominal trauma: a single center review of a 7-year experience
Operative procedures | Patients (%) |
|---|---|
Exclusively laparoscopic | 31 (75.6) |
  Simple closure (suture, endo-GIA) | 13 (31.7) |
  Bleeding control (suture, Ligasure®) | 11 (26.8) |
  Irrigation & drainage (liver, spleen, pancreas) | 4 (9.8) |
  Examination only (stab injury) | 2 (4.9) |
  Loop colostomy | 1 (2.4) |
Laparoscopy-assisted (mini-laparotomy) | 10 (24.4) |
  Segmental resection of small bowel | 10 (24.4) |
Open laparotomy | 55 (100) |
  Simple closure (suture) | 25 (45.5) |
  Bleeding control | 18 (32.7) |
  Segmental resection of small bowel | 11 (20.0) |
  Loop colostomy | 1 (1.8) |