Laparoscopic Surgery for Acute Diffuse Peritonitis Due to Gastrointestinal Perforation: A Nationwide Epidemiologic Study Using the National Clinical Database

ABSTRACT: Abstract

Background

Elective laparoscopic surgery is now widely accepted in the treatment of abdominal diseases because of its minimal invasiveness and rapid postoperative recovery. It is also used in the emergency setting for the diagnosis and treatment of acute diffuse peritonitis regardless of the causative disease. However, the value of laparoscopy in acute diffuse peritonitis remains unclear. In this study we aimed to show trends in the use of laparoscopy over time and compare the real‐world performance of laparoscopic surgery with that of open surgery for acute diffuse peritonitis due to gastrointestinal perforation.

Methods

We extracted data from the National Clinical Database, a nationwide surgery registration system in Japan, for patients with a diagnosis of acut

SUBMITTER: Hoshino N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9130886 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature