Laparoscopy at a community hospital: an analysis of 4,300 cases.
In a 54-month period, a community hospital developed a laparoscopic program that has offered 4,361 patients the benefits of laparoscopic diagnosis, sterilization and ancillary intraabdominal procedures. It has also provided training for residents and beginning laparoscopists and additional income for the hospital. The evolution in technique and method are reviewed. A statistical compilation of all cases is presented. Among 1,924 bipolar procedures in this series, no method-related complications were observed.
D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010414:Pennsylvania; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive