title: Laparoscopy in trauma: An overview of complications and related topics.
abstract: The introduction of laparoscopy has provided trauma surgeons with a valuable diagnostic and, at times, therapeutic option. The minimally invasive nature of laparoscopic surgery, combined with potentially quicker postoperative recovery, simplified wound care, as well as a growing number of viable intraoperative therapeutic modalities, presents an attractive alternative for many traumatologists when managing hemodynamically stable patients with selected penetrating and blunt traumatic abdominal injuries. At the same time, laparoscopy has its own unique complication profile. This article provides an overview of potential complications associated with diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopy in trauma, focusing on practical aspects of identification and management of laparoscopy-related adverse events.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
authors.forename: Tammy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kindel
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Latchana
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
authors.forename: Mamta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Swaroop
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
authors.forename: Umer I
authors.initials: UI
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
authors.forename: Sabrena F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Noria
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, United States.
authors.forename: Rachel L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Choron
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Seamon
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States.
authors.forename: Maggie J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cipolla
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States.
authors.forename: Maher
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El Chaar
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Drexel University/Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
authors.forename: Dane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Scantling
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
authors.forename: Niels D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Papadimos
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States.
authors.forename: Stanislaw P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Stawicki
keywords: Complications; diagnostic laparoscopy; review; therapeutic laparoscopy; trauma surgery