Table 1 Patient details and entry characteristics
From: Laparoscopic entry—the experience of a range of gynaecological surgeons
Descriptive item | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Number of women in study | 586 | NA |
Indication for laparoscopy | ||
Diagnostic | 158/570 | 27.7 |
Treatment | 412/570 | 72.3 |
Median patient age in years (range) | 36 (14–90) | NA |
Median patient weight in kilogram (range) | 67 (29–150) | NA |
Previous abdominal surgery | 320/584 | 54.8 |
Laparoscopy | 220/581 | 37.9 |
Laparotomy | 179/584 | 30.6 |
Midline laparotomy | 35/579 | 6.0 |
Number of closed (Veres) entries | 553/586 | 94.4 |
Number of open (Hasson) entries | 38/586 | 6.5 |
Primary Hasson entry | 28/586 | 4.8 |
Hasson entry after Veres entry | 10/586 | 1.7 |
Optical trocar use | 25/586 | 4.3 |
High-pressure entry (>/+20 mmHg, Veres entry only) | 486/511 | 95.1 |
Surgeon level | ||
Consultant | 280/583 | 48.0 |
Senior registrar | 178/583 | 30.5 |
Registrar | 127/583 | 21.8 |
RMO (SHO) | 9/583 | 1.5 |
Consultant and other doctor | 11/583 | 1.9 |
Patient position at entry | ||
Flat | 479/560 | 85.5 |
Trendelenburg | 81/560 | 14.5 |
Umbilical skin incision | ||
Longitudinal | 526/582 | 90.4 |
Transverse | 56/582 | 9.6 |
Veres needle insertion point | ||
Sub-umbilical | 503/557 | 90.3 |
Palmer’s point | 25/557 | 4.5 |
Suprapubic | 35/557 | 6.2 |