Reducing the Cost of Laparoscopy: Reusable versus Disposable Laparoscopic Instruments

Table 1

Laparoscopic operations between January 2012 and December 2013.

Operation	𝑛
Cholecystectomy	454
Appendicectomy	42
Hernia repair	10
Nissen fundoplication	16
Colectomy	33
Adjustable gastric band	16
Vertical sleeve gastrectomy	20
Gastric plication	2
Heller’s myotomy	1
Ventral rectopexy	1
Hepatic cyst unroofing	2
Exploratory/staging/biopsy	26
Total	623