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Table 5 Experience of surgeons and incidence of major complications with TAIL™ hysterectomy

From: Safe total intrafascial laparoscopic (TAIL™) hysterectomy: a prospective cohort study

Major complications

Residents in training

(620 patients)

Staff surgeons (821 patients)

Statistic level

Major haemorrhage

6

5

n.s.

Bowel injury

0

2

n.s.

Ureter injury

0

1

n.s.

Bladder injury

5

3

n.s.

Thromboembolic complications

1

0

n.s.

Reoperations

0

3

n.s.

Total

12 (1.9 )

14 (1.7%)

n.s.

  1. n.s.: p > 0.05