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Conversions to open surgery greatly increase complications: an analysis of the MBSAQIP database

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2020
The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) database tracks patients, techniques, and outcomes for 30 days. The overwhelming majority of cases reported are performed using a laparoscopic technique. Bariatric surgeons rarely have to convert from laparoscopy to open surgery.We examined the MBSAQIP to ...
Benjamin, Clapp, Evan, Liggett, Cong, Phan, Christopher, Dodoo, Isaac, Lee, Michael, Cutshall, Alan, Tyroch   +6 more
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Conversion of Laparoscopic to Open Cholecystectomy in the Current Era of Laparoscopic Surgery

The American Surgeon™, 2012
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard treatment for benign gallbladder pathologies. In certain circumstances, the procedure must be converted to open to safely complete the operation. This study aims to evaluate the reasons for conversion of this operation in the current era of laparoscopic surgery. A retrospective review of medical records
Viet H, Le, Dane E, Smith, Brent L, Johnson   +2 more
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Risk factors resulting in conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open surgery

Surgical Endoscopy, 2001
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the standard treatment for symptomatic gallbladder diseases. However, there still is a substantial proportion of patients in whom laparoscopic cholecystectomy cannot be successfully performed, and for whom conversion to open surgery is required.In this study, 1,000 laparoscopic cholecystectomies performed at ...
N A, Kama, M, Doganay, M, Dolapci, E, Reis, M, Atli, M, Kologlu   +5 more
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Predicting conversion to open surgery in laparoscopic colorectal resections

Surgical Endoscopy, 2000
The objective of this study was to develop a simple model for clinical use in predicting the individual risk of conversion to open surgery in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal resections.A multiple logistic regression analysis of 367 laparoscopic colorectal resections completed between 1991 and 1998 was performed.
C M, Schlachta, J, Mamazza, P A, Seshadri, M O, Cadeddu, E C, Poulin   +4 more
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P28 CONVERSION TO OPEN SURGERY FOR COMPLICATED TAVI: STILL FUTILE?

European Heart Journal Supplements, 2023
Abstract Background and aim Mechanical complications of TAVI may be catastrophic, and conversion to open surgery in this context has been associated with an extremely poor prognosis, with a mortality close to 50%.
F Petrini, I Paduvakis, A Cerillo, P Stefano   +3 more
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Complications and Conversion from Endoscopic to Open Surgery

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 2016
Endoscopic surgery is a rapidly expanding modality of diagnosis and treatment of small animal patients. The development of skills, equipment, and minimally invasive means of correcting complications may be of great importance in decreasing the incidence of conversion from endoscopic to open surgery; however, conversion to an open approach should never ...
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Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: a multi-institutional study of conversion to open surgery

Urology, 2004
To perform a multi-institutional review of the incidence and factors contributing to conversion from laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) to open radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) among eight surgeons.The medical records from all patients undergoing LRP at seven institutions were reviewed to assess the incidence of open conversion to RRP.
Sam B, Bhayani, Christian P, Pavlovich, Stephen E, Strup, Douglas M, Dahl, Jaime, Landman, Michael D, Fabrizio, Chandru P, Sundaram, Jihad H, Kaouk, Li-Ming, Su   +8 more
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LEARNING CURVE AND CONVERSION TO OPEN SURGERY IN CASES OF LAPAROSCOPIC ADRENALECTOMY AND NEPHRECTOMY

Journal of Urology, 1998
We examine how the level of experience acquired by the laparoscopist affects the outcome of laparoscopic adrenalectomy and nephrectomy, and what is necessary to avoid complications in these surgeries.We retrospectively evaluated the experience levels of 8 urological laparoscopists between 1991 and 1995.
E, Higashihara, S, Baba, K, Nakagawa, M, Murai, H, Go, M, Takeda, K, Takahashi, K, Suzuki, K, Fujita, Y, Ono, S, Ohshima, T, Matsuda, T, Terachi, O, Yoshida   +13 more
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Risk Factors for Conversion to Hand Assisted Laparoscopy or Open Surgery During Laparoscopic Renal Surgery

Journal of Urology, 2011
Risk factors for conversion to hand assisted laparoscopic or open surgery during laparoscopic renal surgery are incompletely defined.We reviewed our institutional database of 759 standard laparoscopic and 833 hand assisted laparoscopic radical, simple, donor and partial nephrectomies, pyeloplasties and nephroureterectomies from June 1996 to February ...
Michael W, Rowley, J Stuart, Wolf
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Risk Factors Analysis and Scoring System Application of Conversion to Open Surgery in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, 2011
To analyze the risk factors of laparoscopic colorectal surgery conversion rate, and establish the scoring system, retrospective study was performed and 429 patients who underwent laparoscopic colorectal surgery were analyzed. Conversion rate was 15.58%, and the risk factors include age, body mass index (BMI), operation number, abdominal operation ...
Jian-Li, Zhang, Guang-Dong, Zhang
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