Fully implantable venous access systems

✍ Scribed by CH. J. Armbruster; Ch. Armbruster

• Book ID: 101747435
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1993
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 266 KB
• Volume: 80
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0007-1323
• DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800800964

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this is essential if we are to maintain the confidence of the public and avoid unnecessary disasters.

We suggest that laparoscopic hernia repair can be performed safely, reliably and cost-effectively, often on a day-case basis. It is likely that hospital costs will remain somewhat higher than for open hernia repair, but not excessively so as the basic equipment is already available. However, costs to the community and society as a whole are much reduced.

Preliminary but mounting evidence suggests that following laparoscopic hernia repair recovery is much quicker, with reduced postoperative pain and the ability to return to normal activities, including heavy work, within a few days of the procedure. However open repair is performed, postoperative discomfort is usually marked and the time off work in this country remains as long as 7 weeks.