According to an article published in the National Library of Medicine in October 2020 there has been a noticeable surge in the number of minimally invasive surgeries increasing total laparoscopic cases that increased from 133 to 280, representing a 111% increase. In January 2023, according to an article published in the same source, it was stated that more than one in ten inpatient surgeries and almost one in five outpatient surgeries were considered minimally invasive surgeries.
