Table 2 Entry details and findings
From: Laparoscopic entry—the experience of a range of gynaecological surgeons
| Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Difficult laparoscopic entry | 95/586 | 16.2 |
>1 Veres needle insertion | 80/557 | 14.3 |
>1 primary trocar insertion | 27/557 | 4.8 |
Conversion closed to open entry | 10/557 | 1.8 |
One or more non-confirmatory entry tests | 118/557 | 21.2 |
Conversion to laparotomy | 8/586 | 1.4 |
Indication laparoscopic entry failure | 2/586 | 0.3 |
Indication entry complication | 2/586 | 0.3 |
Indication surgical technical difficulty | 4/586 | 0.7 |
Anterior retroperitoneal gas or subcutaneous emphysema | 34/580 | 5.9 |
Omental emphysema | 55/580 | 9.5 |
Abdominopelvic adhesions | 144/583 | 24.7 |
Omental | 80/144 | 55.5 |
Bowel | 71/144 | 49.3 |
Midline | 58/144 | 40.3 |