@article{js2014235,
author={{Roscio, Francesco and Combi, Francesca and Scandroglio, Ildo},
title={Emergency Laparoscopic Surgery in High-risk Patients},
journal={Global Journal of Surgery},
volume={2},
number={3},
pages={49--51},
year={2014},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/js/2/3/5},
abstract={Most of the abdominal surgical emergencies can be effectively treated by laparoscopic techniques. Nowadays, the number of high-risk patients is growing, mainly due to the increased life expectancy of the population. This condition is often a contraindication to minimally invasive surgery. This review article provides a clarification of the concept of high-risk patient and his eligibility to laparoscopic surgery, even in abdominal emergencies. Literature review of these topics was performed in PubMed/ MEDLINE up to September 2014. Our hypothesis is that laparoscopic surgery in urgency is not contraindicated for the high-risk patient, which may indeed benefit from it.},
doi={10.12691/js-2-3-5}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}