Abstract:
Objective: Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) is the latest innovation in minimally invasive surgery with unconfirmed advantages. The public perception of LESS is the basis of carrying out the surgery. Methodology: Participants from the outpatient department were invited to rate, on a 5-point Likert scale, the important factors including scar, complications, cost, pain and hospital stay in choosing surgery. In addition, those who preferred LESS would continue to make their choices as the risks of LESS in above mentioned aspects rose. Results: About 85% of the questionnaires were included in the analysis. Complication was the most important factor with an average score of 4.77±0.43, followed by pain (3.84±0.96), scar (3.57±1.17), cost (3.41±0.87) and hospital stay (3.04±0.86). Of the 196 participants, 132 (67%) preferred LESS with younger age (35.3±10.64 versus 40.4 ±9.6, P=0.001). Better cosmesis was the only factor that made the participants choose LESS (3.78±1.11 versus 3.13±1.19, P
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719-724
DOI:
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Published:
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, Volume: 29, Issue: 3, Year: 2013