Are you seeking to analyze existing retrospective data or to create a new dataset? If the former- check on CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/inpatient-surgery.htm

the "FastStats - Data and Statistics by Topic" link may help you.

Hanna Mendyuk Thanks a lot

Greetings colleague.

My humble opinion is this should be done in three steps:

1. Creation of a database in all countries.

2. Formalize a continental or zone database according to WHO.

3. Form a global organization that carries that data as GLOBOCAN does in cancer.

The reason is very simple. There are many people who want protagonism and do not let others take over leadership at any level.

Thats the reality. Only if the WHO is introduced to formalize these data independently and requires the data to each country could be achieved in a short period of time

Mohammad ali Kadiwala - With due respect to your esteemed question, I beg to observe that this is a huge subject to talk about on Endoscopic, Laparoscopic and Minimal Access Surgery. There are huge monumental books and treatises writen on each topic. Kindly refer yourself to a good library which holds a stock on these subjects and take it on from there.

A word on "Minimal Access Surgery", kindly try to understand that this is not a surgery per se. It only denotes that the access to the target organ in the contemplated surgery, e.g. for cholecystectomy, the surgery remains the same, i.e. removing of gall bladder but the technique to "access" the target organ (GB) should be as minimal as possible. It spells the cut on skin is minimal or nil, e.g. in "NOTES", when there is no external skin cut. The GB is approached via some normal orifice like mouth, vagina, urinary bladder, anus, etc. Hence this minimal access concept can also be applied in open surgery, when we make a tiny cut on skin to complete our surgery. Now-a-days, we are curing huge abscesses by draining them via a button-hole with antibiotics and curing them. This is also an example of Minimal Access Surgery. Hope it helps. Regards,

Do it