Muhammad Tariq, Raees Ahmed, Shafqat Rehman, Mudassar Sajjad
OBJECTIVE: To assess the safety of direct trocar insertion (DTI) before creating pneumoperitoneum in laparoscopic procedures. STUDY DESIGN: An observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Kohat, Pakistan from November 2013 to January 2015. METHODOLOGY: All the cases undergoing laparoscopy at the study centre in the above duration were included in the study after approval from the Hospital Ethical Committee and informed written consent...
November 2016: Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons—Pakistan: JCPSP