LAPAROTOMY

Course overview

LAPAROTOMY, ALSO KNOWN AS CELIOTOMY, IS PERFORMED BY MAKING A LARGE INCISION IN THE ABDOMEN TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE PERITONEAL CAVITY. A STANDARD LAPAROTOMY USUALLY INVOLVES A SAGITTAL, MIDLINE INCISION ALONG THE LINEA ALBA. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS AND COMPLICATIONS OF CELIOTOMY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH REQUIRING THIS PROCEDURE.