![]() There was no morbidity or mortality pertaining to LOPR. Mean ulcer size was 5 mm (range 2−10 mm), mean operating time was 100 minutes (range 70−123 minutes) and mean length of hospital stay was 4 days (range 3−6 days). The predicted POSSUM morbidity and mortality were 36% and 7%, respectively. Twelve patients (86%) had a Boey score of 0 and all patients had MPI < 21 (mean MPI = 14). Mean age was 46 years (range 22−87 years). Fourteen patients had LOPR out of a total of 45 patients operated for the PPU. All the data were tabulated in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and analyzed using Stata Version 8.x. Perioperative outcomes, Boey score, Mannheim Peritonitis Index (MPI), and physiologic and operative severity scores for enumeration of mortality and morbidity (POSSUM) scores were calculated. All the patients who were operated on for LOPR were included as the study population and their records were studied. ![]() This is a descriptive study of all patients operated on for PPU at academic university-affiliated institutes from December 2010 to February 2012. We report our early experience of LOPR with emphasis on strict selection criteria. Laparoscopic omental patch repair (LOPR) for perforated peptic ulcer (PPU) surgery is safe and feasible but not widely implemented. Application of minimal access surgery in acute care surgery is limited due to various reasons.
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