A Study of the Safety and Morbidity Profile of Closed versus Open Technique of Laparoscopic Primary Peritoneal Access Port in Patients Undergoing Routine Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Northeastern India

Table 2

Access time analysis in both groups.

Access time (in minutes)	Group A (closed/Veress needle) (n = 200)	Group B (open/Hasson’s) (n = 200)	value
1–5	127	56
6–10	72	144
>10	1	0
Mean access time	5.62 ± 2.23	7.18 ± 2.52	<0.0001