Table 3 Major complications
From: Safe total intrafascial laparoscopic (TAIL™) hysterectomy: a prospective cohort study
TAIL™ hysterectomy | AH | VH | AH vs TAIL™ | VH vs TAIL™ | AH vs VH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1432 patients | 993 patients | 642 patients | O.R. ± 95% CI | O.R. ± 95% CI | O.R. ± 95% CI | |
Major haemorrhage (reoperations) | 11 | 45 | 10 | 6.13 (3.05–12.62) | n.s. | 3.0 (1.45–6.39) |
Bowel injury | 2 | 4 | 1 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
Ureteric injury | 1 | 3 | 0 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
Bladder injury | 8 | 8 | 5 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
Thromboembolic complications | 1 | 11 | 1 | 16.0 (2.06–124) | n.s. | n.s. |
Reoperations | 3 | 14 | 2 | 4.47 (2.353–8.63) | n.s. | 2.42 (1.1–5.34) |
Total of complications | 26 (1.8%) | 85 (8.6%) | 19 (3%) | 5.06 (3.17–8.12) | n.s. | 3.07 (1.8–5.3) |
At least one major complication | 22 (1.5%) | 72 (7.3%) | 17 (2.7%) | 5.01 (3.02–8.38) | n.s. | 2.87 (1.63–5.11) |