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Overview of the Incidence of Inadvertent Enterotomy (IE)
| Cholecystectomy (n = 2016) | Intestinal (n = 375) | Hernia Repair (n = 312) | Adhesiolysis (n = 4) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incidence of IE (n) | 8 (0.39%) | 3 (0.8%) | 6 (1.9%) | 4 (100%) |
| Unrecognized IE (n) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mechanism of injury | ||||
| Trocar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adhesiolysis | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Type of repair | ||||
| 2-layer suture repair | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Bowel resection/1°anastomosis | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
