Table 3.
Surgical access for the most common operations
| Access | 2019 | 2020 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appendicectomy | Laparoscopic | 434 (81.6%) | 249 (83.0%) | 0.36888 |
| Open | 91 (17.1%) | 50 (16.7%) | ||
| Lap to open | 7 (1.3%) | 1 (0.3%) | ||
| Cholecystectomy | Laparoscopic | 321 (81.9%) | 188 (76.4%) | 0.24021 |
| Open | 68 (17.3%) | 56 (22.8%) | ||
| Lap to open | 3 (0.8%) | 2 (0.8%) | ||
| Hernia repair* | Laparoscopic | 22 (7.8%) | 12 (8.1%) | 0.91902 |
| Open | 259 (92.2%) | 136 (91.9%) | ||
| Lap to open | 0 | 0 | ||
| Large bowel resection | Laparoscopic | 40 (14.6%) | 24 (11.6%) | 0.49189 |
| Open | 231 (84.6%) | 180 (87.4%) | ||
| Lap to open | 2 (0.7%) | 2 (1.0%) | ||
| Small bowel resection | Laparoscopic | 3 (1.8%) | 4 (3.0%) | 0.57322 |
| Open | 165 (96.5%) | 122 (96.1%) | ||
| Lap to open | 3 (1.8%) | 1 (0.8%) |
* “Hernia repair” includes inguinal, femoral, umbilical, ventral and incisional hernias