Current status of laparoscopy for acute abdomen in Italy: a critical appraisal of 2012 clinical guidelines from two consecutive nationwide surveys with analysis of 271,323 cases over 5 years.

Ferdinando AgrestaFabio Cesare CampanileMauro PoddaNicola CillaraGraziano PernazzaValentina GiaccagliaLuigi CiccorittiGiovanna IoiaStefano MandalàCamillo La BarberaArianna BirindelliMassimo SartelliSalomone Di Saverionull null

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2016)

The surveys showed an increasing use of laparoscopy for patients with abdominal emergencies. The 2012 national guidelines profoundly influenced the Italian surgical practice in the laparoscopic approach to the acute abdomen.

Keyphrases

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