[Complications of laparoscopic surgery: a 11-year single institute experience].
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the complications of laparoscopic surgery for the past 11 years in the Urology Department of Peking Union Medical College Hospital.


METHODS
The laparoscopic surgery of 5 386 cases from Jan. 2002 to Dec. 2012 was statistically analyzed. The patient's gender, age, surgery mode, blood loss, complications, total length of hospital stay, postoperative hospital stay and other data were analyzed.


RESULTS
There were 5 386 cases in this group aged 8-86 years (the mean age: 49.0 years; 2 651 cases were male and 2 735 female). Of all the cases, 2 411 were of adrenal surgery, accounting for 44.7%, 167 of retroperitoneal tumor resection , accounting for 3.1%, 763 of radical nephrectomy surgery, accounting for 14.2%, 441 of partial nephrectomy surgery, accounting for 8.2%, 784 of renal cyst surgery, accounting for 14.6%; 279 of semi-urinary tract resection, accounting for 5.2%; 74 of renal pelvis and ureter plasty, accounting for 1.4%; 141 of radical prostatectomy surgery, accounting for 2.6%, 71 of cystectomy surgery, accounting for 1.3% and 255 of other surgery, accounting for 4.7%. The blood loss was 10-3 000 mL (average: 97.5 mL ) and the surgery requiring blood transfusion treatment involved 270 patients. The total hospital stay was 3-133 days (average: 18 days) and postoperative hospital stay was 2-35 days (average: 6.3 days). All kinds of complications occured in 346 cases (6.42%), of which 198 were of peritoneal injury, 12 of pleural injury; 72 of subcutaneous emphysema, 24 of urinary fistula, 15 of inferior vena cava injury, 6 of pancreatic fistula 10,of lymphatic fistula, 8 of wound delayed healing and 1 of, intestinal fistula. The incidence of the complications and blood transfusion showed a downward trend according to stratified analysis each year.


CONCLUSIONS
The laparoscopic surgery coveres almost all treatment of urological diseases. The complications are different in different types of surgery at different times, but generally no serious complications occurr. The incidence of complications is in a downward trend as the laparoscopic technique level improves.
Department of Urology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
Yu-shi
YS
Zhang
Han-zhong
HZ
Li
Zhi-gang
ZG
Ji
Quan-zong
QZ
Mao
Shi
S
Rong
Wei-gang
WG
Yan
He
H
Xiao
Guang-hua
GH
Liu
Xue-bin
XB
Zhang
Wei-feng
WF
Xu
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D015653:Cystectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000601:surgery; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult