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Laparoscopic port site complications: a study in a tertiary care centre

Background Minimally invasive surgeries such as laparoscopic surgeries have become the order of the day for many surgical diseases.  Major complications are access related such as major vascular injury or inadvertent bowel injuries, which life is threatening, while other complications such as port site infections may occur which would need proper treatment. The main aim of this study was to assess the port site infection and its management.

Methods 328 patients who underwent laparoscopic surgeries were included in the study and demographic details were noted for all the patients. All of them were given prophylactic antibiotics before the surgery and the surgeries were performed under general anesthesia.

Results 6.4% patients had port site infections among the patients, of which 16 were females 7% and 5.1% were males. The most common site of infection was umbilical with 52.4% cases, followed by epigastric with 38.1% cases.

Conclusions Laparoscopy offers advantage of rapid postop recovery. It is recommended to follow proper technique of sterilization of laparoscopic instruments to prevent PSI.