
Laparoscopic Infections in Urogenital and Gynecological System: A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Hasan Uçmak,
Ömer Faruk Kökoğlu,
Mehmet Akif Büyükbeşe
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
archives of clinical and experimental surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2146-8133
DOI - 10.5455/aces.20120316062644
Subject(s) - genitourinary system , medicine , general surgery , gynecology
There are several advantages of laparoscopic surgery, which is employed only in the presence of some indications, as follows: minimally invasive procedure, reduced postoperative pain and analgesic use, Kahramanmaras, Turkey Érica and Dorigatti short hospital de stay. Ávila In this paper we examined infections of laparoscopic operations by scan-Received: February 29, 2012 ning MEDLINE and PubMed. A total of forty-seven papers were examined using a meta-analytical Accepted: March 16, 2012 framework. In studies including a large series in adrenalectomy, the infectious complication rate, in- Arch Clin Exp Surg 2013;2: 43-48 DOI: 10.5455/aces.20120316062644 cluding various infections such as pneumonia, urinary tract infection, sepsis, and wound infection, is observed to be less than 1%. While infection is generally not developed during laparoscopy in Corresponding author: 1 Hasan Ucmak, MD Bauru Dental School nephrectomy patients, it may occasionally be seen, generally in the form of wound infection. Th