Port site infection in laparoscopic surgery: A review of its management

Table 1 Studies showing frequency of port site infection following laparoscopic cholecystectomy

No.	Ref.	Year of publication	Type of study	Total number of patients	Frequency of infection
1	Karthik et al[14]	2013	Prospective	570	10 (1.8%)
2	Mir et al[15]	2013	Prospective	675	45 (6.7%)
3	Yanni et al[16]	2013	Prospective	100	4 (4%)
4	Taj et al[17]	2012	Observational	492	27 (5.48%)
5	Yi et al[18]	2012	NA	400	11 (2.75%)
6	Triantafyllidis et al[19]	2009	Retrospective	1009	14 (1.39%)
7	Chuang et al[20]	2004	NA	420	6 (1.4%)
8	Shindholimath et al[21]	2003	Prospective	113	7 (6.3%)
9	den Hoed et al[22]	1998	Prospective	189	10 (5.3%)

NA: Not available.