Laparoscopic entry techniques: Clinical guideline, national survey, and medicolegal ramifications

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2686-2697

  Varma, Rajesh ^a   Gupta, Janesh K ^b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial; Guidelines; Intraoperative complications; Laparoscopic entry; Laparoscopy; Minimally invasive; Pneumoperitoneum; Surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SUPINE POSITION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DATA COLLECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KNOWLEDGE; LAPAROSCOPY; MALPRACTICE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PNEUMOPERITONEUM, ARTIFICIAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESSURE; PUNCTURES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 56349109868     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-008-9871-6     Document Type: Article

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