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- Title
Current State of Laparoscopic Colonic Surgery in Austria: A National Survey.
- Authors
Klugsberger, Bettina; Haas, Dietmar; Oppelt, Peter; Neuner, Ludwig; Shamiyeh, Andreas
- Abstract
<bold>Purpose: </bold>Several studies have demonstrated that laparoscopic colonic resection has significant benefits in comparison with open approaches in patients with benign and malignant disease. The proportion of colonic and rectal resections conducted laparoscopically in Austria is not currently known; the aim of this study was to evaluate the current status of laparoscopic colonic surgery in Austria.<bold>Materials and Methods: </bold>A questionnaire was distributed to all general surgical departments in Austria. In collaboration with IMAS, an Austrian market research institute, an online survey was used to identify laparoscopic and open colorectal resections performed in 2013. The results were compared with data from the National Hospital Morbidity Database (NHMD), in which administrative in-patient data were also collected from all general surgical departments in Austria in 2013.<bold>Results: </bold>Fifty-three of 99 surgical departments in Austria responded (53.5%); 4335 colonic and rectal resections were carried out in the participating departments, representing 50.5% of all NHMD-recorded colorectal resections (n = 8576) in Austria in 2013. Of these 4335 colonic and rectal resections, 2597 (59.9%) were carried out using an open approach, 1674 (38.6%) were laparoscopic, and an exact classification was not available for 64 (1.5%). Among the NHMD-recorded colonic and rectal resections, 6342 (73.9%) were carried out with an open approach, and 2234 (26.1%) were laparoscopic.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>The proportion of colorectal resections that are carried out laparoscopically is low (26.1%). Technical challenges and a learning curve with a significant number of cases may be reasons for the slow adoption of laparoscopic colonic surgery.
- Subjects
AUSTRIA; LAPAROSCOPIC surgery; COLON surgery; PUBLIC health; HEALTH surveys; PROCTOLOGY; RECTAL surgery; COLECTOMY; COMPARATIVE studies; LAPAROSCOPY; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; RESEARCH; SURVEYS; EVALUATION research
- Publication
Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, 2015, Vol 25, Issue 12, p976
- ISSN
1092-6429
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1089/lap.2015.0373