Research Article

Reducing the Cost of Laparoscopy: Reusable versus Disposable Laparoscopic Instruments

Table 1

Laparoscopic operations between January 2012 and December 2013.

Operation

Cholecystectomy454
Appendicectomy42
Hernia repair10
Nissen fundoplication16
Colectomy33
Adjustable gastric band16
Vertical sleeve gastrectomy20
Gastric plication2
Heller’s myotomy1
Ventral rectopexy1
Hepatic cyst unroofing2
Exploratory/staging/biopsy26

Total623