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Article: Two hundred endoscopic extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasties: Cost containment by reusable instruments

TitleTwo hundred endoscopic extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasties: Cost containment by reusable instruments
Authors
KeywordsHerniorrhaphy
Inguinal hernia
Laparoscopy
Issue Date2002
PublisherZhonghua Yixuehui. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.cmj.org/
Citation
Chinese Medical Journal, 2002, v. 115 n. 6, p. 888-891 How to Cite?
AbstractObjective. To report our experience of 200 endoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasties utilizing reusable instruments. Methods. Between August 1999 and June 2000, 200 endoscopic totally extraperitoneal hernioplasties were performed on 163 patients. The mean age of the study population was 63 years with a male to female ratio of 157:6. Perioperative details and postoperative outcomes were prospectively evaluated and analyzed. Results. A total of 196 (98%) endoscopic extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasties were successfully performed. Conversion rates to transabdominal preperitoneal and open repairs were 1.5% (n = 3) and 0.5% (n = 1), respectively. There were no other intraoperative complications. Postoperative morbidity included retention of urine (n = 7), wound bruising (n = 2), atelectasis (n = 2) and gouty arthritis (n = 1). The mean visual analogue pain scores at rest were 2.3, 1.6 and 1.9 on postoperative days 0, 1 and 2, respectively. The mean length of hospital stay was 1.9 days. 113 patients (69%) returned to normal activities within one week. Of the 35 patients who experienced both open and laparoscopic repair, 80% expressed preference for endoscopic hernioplasty in the event of future recurrence. Conclusions. Endoscopic extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasty can be safely performed utilizing reusable trocars. Substantial reduction of operative cost could be achieved by the elimination of disposable instruments. Deficiencies of the reusable metallic trocar, namely peri-cannula air-leak and sliding movements of the trocar, can be overcome by purse-string suture of the fascial opening.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/83247
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.997
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dc.contributor.authorLau, Hen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLee, Fen_HK
dc.contributor.authorPatil, NGen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYuen, WKen_HK
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dc.date.issued2002en_HK
dc.identifier.citationChinese Medical Journal, 2002, v. 115 n. 6, p. 888-891en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0366-6999en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/83247-
dc.description.abstractObjective. To report our experience of 200 endoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasties utilizing reusable instruments. Methods. Between August 1999 and June 2000, 200 endoscopic totally extraperitoneal hernioplasties were performed on 163 patients. The mean age of the study population was 63 years with a male to female ratio of 157:6. Perioperative details and postoperative outcomes were prospectively evaluated and analyzed. Results. A total of 196 (98%) endoscopic extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasties were successfully performed. Conversion rates to transabdominal preperitoneal and open repairs were 1.5% (n = 3) and 0.5% (n = 1), respectively. There were no other intraoperative complications. Postoperative morbidity included retention of urine (n = 7), wound bruising (n = 2), atelectasis (n = 2) and gouty arthritis (n = 1). The mean visual analogue pain scores at rest were 2.3, 1.6 and 1.9 on postoperative days 0, 1 and 2, respectively. The mean length of hospital stay was 1.9 days. 113 patients (69%) returned to normal activities within one week. Of the 35 patients who experienced both open and laparoscopic repair, 80% expressed preference for endoscopic hernioplasty in the event of future recurrence. Conclusions. Endoscopic extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasty can be safely performed utilizing reusable trocars. Substantial reduction of operative cost could be achieved by the elimination of disposable instruments. Deficiencies of the reusable metallic trocar, namely peri-cannula air-leak and sliding movements of the trocar, can be overcome by purse-string suture of the fascial opening.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherZhonghua Yixuehui. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.cmj.org/en_HK
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dc.subjectHerniorrhaphyen_HK
dc.subjectInguinal herniaen_HK
dc.subjectLaparoscopyen_HK
dc.titleTwo hundred endoscopic extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasties: Cost containment by reusable instrumentsen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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