This talk was presented at the 2018 SAGES Meeting/16th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery by Kevin Bain during the SS17: Acute Care Session on April 12 2018
Keyword(s): abdomen, acute care session, anastomotic leak, colon resection, costal margin, diagnostic laparoscopy, experience, expert laparoscopists, exploration, exploratory laparotomy, GCS, gold standard, ileus, injuries, intra abdominal bleeding, laparoscopy, length of stay, LOS, midclavicular line, mobilization, nothing by mouth, NPO, PAT, penetrating abdominal trauma, peritoneal cavity, pneumonia, port placement, postoperative complications, retroperitoneal organs, retrospective study, small bowel, small bowel injuries, SSI, standard of care, supraumbilical, surgical site infection, suturing, technology, therapeutic laparoscopy, thoracoabdominal, trauma, viscous organs
Background–40 sec Int J Surg 2016
Definitions–1:26
Recommended port placement–3:07
Criteria for consideration of therapeutic laparoscopy–3:53
Conclusion–6:53