Barriers to adoption of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a county hospital in Guatemala

ConclusionsNinety percent of cholecystectomies performed by surgeons at HNSB continue to be OC. The major limitation is the lack of funding to provide sufficient equipment or ancillary staff. The majority of surgeons preferred to perform LC if these problems could be addressed.
Source: Surgical Endoscopy - Category: Surgery Source Type: research