[Minimally invasive surgery in the Czech Republic].
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the study was to assess the present status and progress in minimally invasive surgery in the Czech Republic.


METHODS
A questionnaire were sent to all hospitals in the Czech Republic with the aim to find out absolute numbers of all minimally invasive surgeries in 2006. Consequently the extent of miniinvasive procedures in hospitals and the proportion of selected laparoscopic operations was evaluated and compared with results in 2004.


RESULTS
A 73% of hospitals replied to the questionnaire. 36 068 minimally invasive surgeries were performed in the Czech Republic in 2006; 14 692 laparoscopic cholecystectomies, 5 992 laparoscopic appendectomies, 6 097 laparoscopic hernia repairs, 1942 laparoscopic oesophagus or gastric procedures, 808 small intestine procedures and 894 laparoscopic colorectal procedures. Laparoscopic cholecystectomies were performed by 99% questioned surgical departaments, 97% of questioned hospitals performed laparoscopic appendectomy, 87% performed laparoscopic hernia repair and 58% practiced laparoscopic colorectal surgery. In the Czech Republic 71% of cholecystectomies, 41% appendectomies, 19% hernia repairs and 15% colorectal cancer procedures were performed laparoscopically in 2006.


CONCLUSIONS
Minimally invasive surgery is an established method in the Czech Republic with wide spectrum of performed operations. There are increasing numbers of procedures performed in increasing numbers of hospitals.
Martínek
L
L
Chirurgická klinika Fakultní nemocnice Ostrava.
Dostalík
J
J
Gunka
I
I
D018153:Czech Republic; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires