TY - JOUR
T1 - Prospective evaluation of complications in laparoscopic urology at a mid-volume institution using standardized criteria
T2 - Experience of 1023 cases including learning curve in 9 years
AU - Sanli, Oner
AU - Tefik, Tzevat
AU - Erdem, Selcuk
AU - Ortac, Mazhar
AU - Salabas, Emre
AU - Karakus, Serkan
AU - Yucel, Baris
AU - Boyuk, Abubekir
AU - Oktar, Tayfun
AU - Ozcan, Faruk
AU - Aras, Necdet
AU - Tunc, Murat
AU - Nane, Ismet
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Journal of Minimal Access Surgery Published by Wolters Kluwer - Medknow.
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - Aim: To evaluate the laparoscopic operations performed in our department according to the modified Clavien classification system of complications. Materials and Methods: Between September, 2005 and February, 2014, a total of 1023 laparoscopic cases were performed. This period was divided into three terms (Terms 1, 2 and 3 consisting of 38, 32 and 32 months, respectively). According to the European Scoring System (ESS), easy (E), slightly difficult (SD), fairly difficult (FD), difficult (D), very difficult (VD) and extremely difficult (ED) cases were 35, 88, 170, 390, 203 and 137, respectively. The perioperative complications were evaluated based on the 3 time periods, with a specific emphasis on determining the learning curve according to the modified Clavien classification system of complications. Results: A total of 236 (23.1%) complications were observed according to the modified Clavien classification. The minor (Clavien I-II) and major (Clavien III, IV and V) complication rates were 20.5% (n = 210) and 2.4% (n = 26), respectively. Clavien I was the most frequently encountered type of complication (n = 120, %11.7). No significant difference was observed among all 3 time periods regarding total complication rates. The D cases had the highest complication rate compared to E, SD, FD, VD and ED cases among all three terms. The total number of complications increased significantly with increasing grade of technical difficulty according to the ESS. Conclusion: Complications encountered in our laparoscopic surgery experience were predominantly minor, and the rate of complications was not significantly increased during the learning curve. The present data can provide guidance and manage expectations for surgeons introducing laparoscopy into their practice.
AB - Aim: To evaluate the laparoscopic operations performed in our department according to the modified Clavien classification system of complications. Materials and Methods: Between September, 2005 and February, 2014, a total of 1023 laparoscopic cases were performed. This period was divided into three terms (Terms 1, 2 and 3 consisting of 38, 32 and 32 months, respectively). According to the European Scoring System (ESS), easy (E), slightly difficult (SD), fairly difficult (FD), difficult (D), very difficult (VD) and extremely difficult (ED) cases were 35, 88, 170, 390, 203 and 137, respectively. The perioperative complications were evaluated based on the 3 time periods, with a specific emphasis on determining the learning curve according to the modified Clavien classification system of complications. Results: A total of 236 (23.1%) complications were observed according to the modified Clavien classification. The minor (Clavien I-II) and major (Clavien III, IV and V) complication rates were 20.5% (n = 210) and 2.4% (n = 26), respectively. Clavien I was the most frequently encountered type of complication (n = 120, %11.7). No significant difference was observed among all 3 time periods regarding total complication rates. The D cases had the highest complication rate compared to E, SD, FD, VD and ED cases among all three terms. The total number of complications increased significantly with increasing grade of technical difficulty according to the ESS. Conclusion: Complications encountered in our laparoscopic surgery experience were predominantly minor, and the rate of complications was not significantly increased during the learning curve. The present data can provide guidance and manage expectations for surgeons introducing laparoscopy into their practice.
KW - Complications
KW - laparoscopy
KW - urology
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U2 - 10.4103/0972-9941.158154
DO - 10.4103/0972-9941.158154
M3 - Article
C2 - 26917917
AN - SCOPUS:84954136311
SN - 0972-9941
VL - 12
SP - 33
EP - 40
JO - Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
JF - Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
IS - 1
ER -