title: Evaluation of Patient Satisfaction Using the EORTC IN-PATSAT32 Questionnaire and Surgical Outcome in Single-Port Surgery for Benign Adnexal Disease: Observational Comparison with Traditional Laparoscopy.
abstract: Laparoscopic surgery has been demonstrated as a valid approach in almost all gynaecologic procedures including malignant diseases. Benefits of the minimally invasive approach over traditional open surgery have been well demonstrated in terms of minimal perioperative morbidity and reduced postoperative pain and hospital stay duration, with consequent quick postoperative recovery (Medeiros et al. (2009)). Single-port surgery resurfaced in gynaecology surgery in recent years and renewed interest among other surgeons and within the industry to develop this field (Podolsky et al. (2009)). Patient satisfaction is emerging as an increasingly important measure of quality which represents a complex entity that is dependent on patient demographics, comorbidities, disease, and, to a large extent, patient expectations (Tomlinson and Ko (2006)). It can be broadly thought to refer to all relevant experiences and processes associated with health care delivery (Jackson et al. (2001)). In this study we aim to compare single-port surgery (SPS) with conventional laparoscopy in terms of patient satisfaction using the EORTC IN-PATSAT32 questionnaire. We also evaluate the main surgical outcomes of both minimally invasive approaches.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Milano-Bicocca, San Gerardo Hospital, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900 Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buda
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Milano-Bicocca, San Gerardo Hospital, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900 Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cuzzocrea
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Milano-Bicocca, San Gerardo Hospital, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900 Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Montanelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Milano-Bicocca, San Gerardo Hospital, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900 Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Passoni
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Milano-Bicocca, San Gerardo Hospital, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900 Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: Lorena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bargossi
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Milano-Bicocca, San Gerardo Hospital, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900 Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: Romina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baldo
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Milano-Bicocca, San Gerardo Hospital, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900 Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Locatelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Milano-Bicocca, San Gerardo Hospital, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900 Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Milani