Table 1.
Demographics of patients in the ARIEL general surgery registry (n = 1738)
| Laparotomy (n = 1469) | Laparoscopy (n = 269) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age, mean ± SD (years) | 60 ± 18 | 49 ± 17 |
| Previous laparoscopy (%) | 4 | 14 |
| Previous laparotomy (%) | 47 | 34 |
| Surgery performeda (number of patients; % of total) | ||
| Adhesiolysisb | 679 (46.2) | 117 (43.5) |
| Cholecystectomy | 59 (4.0) | 87 (32.3) |
| (Pan-)proctocolectomy | 25 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) |
| Hernia repair | 62 (4.2) | 17 (6.3) |
| Bowel resections with anastomosis | 907 (61.7) | 61 (22.7) |
| Bowel resections without anastomosis | 226 (15.4) | 4 (1.5) |
| Emergency repair to perforated viscera | 22 (1.5) | 2 (0.7) |
a
Patients may have undergone more than one operation. Only the most frequently performed operations are listed.
b
This was either the main reason for surgery or undertaken to enable another procedure.