eP290 Laparoscopic Emergency Surgery In A District General Hospital - A Five Year Experience

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Retrospective analysis shows laparoscopic surgery safely manages acute surgical emergencies, indicating effectiveness.

Laparoscopic surgery can safely manage acute surgical emergencies in a district general hospital setting.
Ten laparoscopic procedures (33%) were performed among 30 patients with varying conditions over five years.
Majority of cases involved adhesive small bowel obstruction, accounting for 57% of surgeries performed.
No immediate postoperative deaths occurred within the 30-day period after the procedures.

Krishnan et al. (2025) studied this question.

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