Single-incision laparoscopic surgery for blunt abdominal trauma: A single-institution experience at a level I trauma centre

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients

Variable	n = 7
Age (year)	68 (26-76)
Male	4 (57)
Mechanism of injury
In-car traffic accident	5 (71)
Bicycle traffic accident	1 (14)
Collision	1 (14)
Blunt trauma	7 (100)
Past medical history
Thyroid cancer	1 (14)
Cerebrovascular disease	1 (14)
Diabetes mellitus	1 (14)
Asthma	1 (14)
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	133 (97-156)
Pulse rate, per min	83 (55-97)
Glasgow coma scale	15 (15-15)
Computed tomography
Hemoperitoneum	4 (57)
Pneumoperitoneum	3 (43)

Data are presented as n (%) or median (range) due to small sample size.

Table 2 Summarised results of treatment

Variable	SILS (n = 7)	MPL (n = 19)
Injured organs
Ileum	3 (43)	4 (21)
Mesentery	3 (43)	0
Jejunum	2 (29)	8 (42)
Duodenum	0	1 (5)
Urinary bladder	0	2 (11)
Solid organ	0	0
Abdomen Abbreviated Injury Score	3 (3-4)	3 (2-3)
Injury Severity Score	10 (9-21)	13 (7-20)
Surgery
Primary repair	5 (71)	13 (68)
Resection and anastomosis	2 (29)	6 (32)
Duration of surgery (minute)	95 (80-126)	155 (110-181)
Estimated blood loss (mL)	200 (10-1000)	100 (40-300)
Time of drain removal (day)	6 (5-14)	4 (1-6)
Length of intensive care unit	2 (2-3)	2 (2-5)
Length of hospital stay	17 (6-25)	11 (8-21)
Time of diet start (day)	4 (3-6)	3 (3-5)
Rate of missed injury	0	0
Complications (Clavien-Dindo grade II)
Postoperative ileus	2 (29)	0
Postoperative bleeding	0	1 (5)
Intraabdominal abscess	0	1 (5)
Acute respiratory distress syndrome	0	1 (5)
Mortality	0	0

Data are presented as n (%) or median (range) for the single-incision laparoscopic surgery group, and as n (%) or median (interquartile range) for the multi-port laparoscopy group. SILS: Single-incision laparoscopic surgery; MPL: Multi-port laparoscopy.