Emergency Laparoscopic Surgery in High-risk Patients

Francesco Roscio^1, , Francesca Combi¹ and Ildo Scandroglio¹

¹Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Galmarini Hospital, Tradate, Italy

Cite this paper:
Francesco Roscio, Francesca Combi and Ildo Scandroglio. Emergency Laparoscopic Surgery in High-risk Patients. Global Journal of Surgery. 2014; 2(3):49-51. doi: 10.12691/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.

Keywords:
laparoscopic surgery emergency high-risk patient

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