Intraoperative reasons fo r conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open surgery

Abstract

Three electronic databases were searched to identify the studies reporting intraoperative risk factors o f conversion in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Primary outcomes were to spot and specify the unpredictable risk factors and identify the most common intraoperative conversion causes. Secondary outcomes were comparing the impact o f each group reasons on conversion rate - patient-related factors, surgeon-related factors and equipment-related and other factors o f conversion.