Table 1 Demographic and operative characteristics
From: Safe total intrafascial laparoscopic (TAIL™) hysterectomy: a prospective cohort study
TAIL™ hysterectomy | AH (n = 642) | VH (n = 642) | Comparison | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TAIL™-AH | Tail™-VH | AH-VH | ||||
Age (years) | 56.4 ± 14.5 | 50.0 ± 11.1 | 46.9 ± 8.9 | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 |
Body mass index | 24.9 ± 2.8 | 26.7 ± 3.5 | 27.1 ± 2.9 | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | n.s. |
Operation time (min) | ||||||
0–30 | 12 (0.8%) | 5 (0.5%) | 16 (2.5%) | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
31–60 | 272 (19%) | 165 (17%) | 167 (26%) | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
61–120 | 739 (52%) | 481 (48%) | 322 (50%) | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
121–180 | 333 (22%) | 264 (26.5%) | 112 (17%) | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
>180 | 75 (5.2%) | 78 (8%) | 25 (3.9%) | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
Hospital stay (days) | 5.8 ± 2.4 | 10.4 ± 3.9 | 8.8 ± 4.0 | p < 0.025 | p < 0.025 | p < 0.01 |