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Table 2 Laparoscopic (LAP) versus conventional (CS) approaches in 2008

From: Laparoscopy in the public health system in Ecuador: an evaluation of the status quo and the education in minimally invasive surgery

Public hospitals in Quito, Ecuador

Hospitals

Specialties

Surgery

Urology

Gynecology

Subtotal

Total

Percentage

LAP

CS

LAP

CS

LAP

CS

LAP

CS

No.

Percentage

No.

Percentage

HEE

325

1,114

4

163

15

136

344

19.57

1,413

80.42

1,757

100.00

HEG

601

1,373

0

91

9

181

610

27.00

1,645

73.00

2,255

100.00

HOIA

0

0

0

0

99

186

99

34.70

186

65.20

285

100.00

HBO

16

953

5

35

21

988

42

2.08

1,976

97.92

2,018

100.00

HPAS

501

668

20

31

30

398

551

33.43

1,097

66.50

1,648

100.00

Subtotal

1,443

4,108

29

320

174

1,889

1,646

20.67

6,317

79.33

7,963

100.00