Table II.
Description of operative details
| No (%) | |
|---|---|
| Surgical Specialty | Total (N = 309) |
| Breast surgery | 45 (14.56) |
| Axillary node dissection | 2 |
| Deconstruction of DIEP of breast ± reconstruction | 2 |
| Mastectomy & SLNB ± ANC | 8 |
| Re-excision breast margin | 4 |
| Simple mastectomy | 4 |
| WLE ± SLNB | 6 |
| WG-WLE ± SLNB | 16 |
| WLE & ANC | 3 |
| ENT surgery | 2 (0.64) |
| Insertion of grommets | 1 |
| Pan-endoscopy | 1 |
| General surgery | 22 (7.11) |
| Femoral hernia repair | 2 |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | 10 |
| Open inguinal hernia repair | 4 |
| Paraumbilical hernia repair | 1 |
| Unilateral thyroid lobectomy | 5 |
| Gynecology | 13 (4.20) |
| Hysteroscopy, uterine biopsy ± coil insertion | 9 |
| Laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy | 1 |
| LLETZ ± diathermy of vaginal warts | 2 |
| WLE of vulva | 1 |
| Orthopedics | 37 (11.97) |
| Ankle syndesmosis reconstruction | 1 |
| Anterior cervical decompression and fusion | 2 |
| Arthroscopy of the knee | 1 |
| Carpal tunnel decompression | 7 |
| Cervical laminectomy/laminoplasty | 5 |
| Lumbar spine decompression | 1 |
| MUA, closed reduction ± K wire fixation | 5 |
| ORIF (clavicle, malleolus, radius, Lis-Franc injury) | 9 |
| Tendons repairs (biceps, quadriceps, great toe) | 5 |
| Total shoulder replacement | 1 |
| Pain management | 26 (8.41) |
| PRF of major nerve trunk | 15 |
| Facet joint injection ± denervation | 10 |
| Neurostimulation of peripheral nerve | 1 |
| Plastic surgery | 122 (39.48) |
| Excision of cancerous skin lesion + FTSG | 13 |
| Excision biopsy of skin lesion ± local flap | 13 |
| Excision of cancerous skin lesion (MM, BCC, SCC) | 64 |
| Axillary regional lymphadenectomy | 2 |
| Shave biopsy of skin lesion | 1 |
| Ulnar nerve decompression | 1 |
| WLE excision of cancerous lesion (MM, BCC, SCC) | 28 |
| Urology | 42 (13.59) |
| Cystoscopy + biopsy | 12 |
| Cystoscopy + biopsy + right ureteroscopy | 1 |
| Cystoscopy + insertion of SPC + urethral dilatation | 1 |
| Orchidectomy ± open inguinal hernia repair | 3 |
| Rigid cystoscopy ± change of stent | 4 |
| Rigid ureteroscopy & ureteric stent removal | 4 |
| Rigid ureteroscopy and fragmentation of ureteric stone ± stent insertion | 5 |
| TURBT | 10 |
| TURP | 2 |
| Grade of operation | |
| Minor | 28 (9.0) |
| Intermediate | 281 (91.0) |
| Type of anesthesia | |
| General | 158 (51.1) |
| Local | 151 (48.9) |
| Grade of operating surgeon | |
| Consultant | 249 (80.6) |
| Associate specialist | 18 (5.8) |
| Registrar | 42 (13.6) |
ANC, axillary node clearance; BCC, basal cell carcinoma; DIEP, deep inferior epigastric perforator; ENT, ear, nose and throat; FTSG, full-thickness skin grafting; LLETZ, large loop excision of the transformation zone; MM, malignant melanoma; MUA, manipulation under anesthesia; ORIF, open reduction and internal fixation; PRF, pulsed radiofrequency; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; SLNB, sentinel lymph node biopsy; TURBT, transurethral resection of bladder tumor; TURP, transurethral resection of the prostate; WG, wire guided; WLE, wide local excision.