Table 3

Summary of bedside diagnostic laparoscopy in the intensive care unit reviewed.

Author (year)

ICU population studied

Results of bedside laparoscopy

Complications (N)

Pathology (N)

Total N

Positive

Findings (N)

Bender and Talamini (1992) [14]

Severe burn (1)

Thoracic surgery (1)

2

1

Acalculous cholecystitis

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)

Brandt and colleagues (1994) [16]

Trauma

9

(1 bedside)

1

Gangrenous cholecystitis

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)

Orlando and colleagues (1997) [18]

Cardiac surgery (19)

Vascular surgery (2)

General surgery (5)

26

16

Acute cholecystitis (10)

Mesenteric ischaemia (5)

Perforation (1)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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