From: Bedside diagnostic laparoscopy to diagnose intraabdominal pathology in the intensive care unit
Author (year) | ICU population studied | Results of bedside laparoscopy | Complications (N) | ||
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 | Pathology (N) | Total N | Positive | Findings (N) |  |
Bender and Talamini (1992) [14] | Severe burn (1) Thoracic surgery (1) | 2 | 1 | Acalculous cholecystitis | Â |
Forde and Treat (1992) [15] | Cardiac arrest (3) Various medical diseases (7) | 10 (9 bedside, not specified which of them) | 4 | Peritonitis (4) | Intraperitoneal haemorrhage (1) |
Brandt and colleagues (1993) [12] | Trauma/burns (9) Cardiac/vascular surgery (6) Acute malignancy (4) Cardiac/respiratory arrest (3) Renal failure/sepsis (1) | 25 | 12 | Intestinal ischaemia (6) Gangrenous cholecystitis (4) Perforated caecum (l) Ruptured spleen (1) | Â |
Brandt and colleagues (1994) [16] | Trauma | 9 (1 bedside) | 1 | Gangrenous cholecystitis | Â |
Almeida and colleagues (1995) [17] | Blunt trauma (8) Leg gunshot wound (1) Cardiac surgery (1) | 10 (6 bedside) | 3 | Gangrenous cholecystitis (4) Distended gallbladder (1) | Â |
Orlando and colleagues (1997) [18] | Cardiac surgery (19) Vascular surgery (2) General surgery (5) | 26 | 16 | Acute cholecystitis (10) Mesenteric ischaemia (5) Perforation (1) | Â |
Walsh and colleagues (1998) [19] | Cardiac failure (4) Sepsis (3) Pneumonia (2) Cardiac surgery (1) Pulmonary failure (2) | 12 | 5 | Intestinal ischaemia (2) Thickened terminal ileum (1) Sigmoid diverticulitis (1) Peritonitis (1) | Transient bradycardia during procedure (1) |
Kelly and colleagues (2000) [20] | Sepsis of unknown origin (14) | 14 | 5 | Intestinal ischaemia (3) Cholecystitis (2) | Â |
Rosin and colleagues (2001) [21] | Sepsis after cardiac surgery (1) Sepsis after neurosurgery (1) Cardio-respiratory failure (1) Malignancy (1) | 4 | 2 | Viscus perforation (1) Abdominal abscess (1) | Â |
Pecoraro and colleagues (2001) [8] | General surgery (4) Sepsis (3) Malignancy (2) Other (2) | 11 | 8 | Fibrinous or purulent exudates (3) Tumour (2) Intestinal ischaemia (1) Fistula (1) Cirrhosis (1) | Â |
Gagne and colleagues (2002) [9] | Medical Surgical Trauma (numbers not specified) | 19 | 6 | Extensive mesenteric ischemia (3) Intestinal ischaemia (1) Gangrenous cholecystitis (1) Suggestive bowel ischaemia (1) | Gallbladder perforation (1) Ascitic leak from trocar site (1) |
Hackert and colleagues (2003) [5] | Major cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation (17) | 17 | 10 | Colonic ischaemia (6) Acute cholecystitis (3) Fibrinous peritonitis (1) | Colonic perforation (1) |
Jaramillo and colleagues (2006) [22] | Sepsis of unknown origin (13) | 13 | 9 | Intestinal ischaemia or necrosis (6) Acalculous cholecystitis (2) Colonic perforation (1) | Â |