Table 2 Comparison of the theatre time, lymph nodes removed, blood loss, hospital stay, complications and recurrences for radical hysterectomy patients

Theatre time (min)

434 (264–610)

225 (170–330)

<0.001

 Median (range)

LN removed (n)

29 (19–76)

26 (10–41)

0.064

 Median (range)

Blood loss (ml)

300 (50–1,000)

2,000 (1,000–4,600)

<0.001

 Median (range)

Hospital stay (days)

4 (2–14)

9 (7–16)

<0.001

 Median (range)

Complications (n)

1

3

–

 Number

Follow-up (months)

26 (17–32)

42 (31–54)

<0.001

 Median (range)

Recurrences (n)

2

1

–

 Number