Abstract

Background: MIS is beneficial LMICs, it reduces infections rates, decreases days of hospitalization, and quicker return to normal activity. However, it remains largely unavailable in most LMICs due prohibitive costs, lack of reliable gas supply, and insufficient trained personnel.
This study was a retrospective study aiming to evaluate outcomes of patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery at CHUB.
Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive study including patients operated using laparoscopic techniques in CHUB. A pre-established questionnaire was administered for socio-demographic characteristics, clinical and surgical informations were retrieved from hospital logs. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 25.0. Percentages and means have been used for descriptive statistics. A p –value of 5% or less was considered statistically significant.
Results: 197 patients have been recorded in the study. 197 laparoscopic procedures were performed during our study period; Majority of patients were female with 65.5 % with mean age of 43 years. The most frequent procedure was cholecystectomy (36.5%), followed by diagnostic laparoscopy (22.7%) and by hernioplasties (12.6%). The mean hospital stay was 3 days. Elective procedures represented 84%. In emergencies, appendectomy was predominant (14%). The majority of patients tolerated early feeding (81.2%) and mean time of feeding after surgery was 4h. The conversion rate to open procedure was 0.5%, no mortality reported
Conclusion: Laparoscopic surgery at CHUB is mainly basic laparoscopic procedures and associated with low morbidity.

Keywords

laparoscopic procedures