Table 4 Intra- and postoperative characteristics of patients who underwent laparoscopic total hysterectomy (LTH) or laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LASH)
From: A critical review of laparoscopic total hysterectomy versus laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy
Total | Harmanli et al. 2009 [11] | Mueller et al. 2009 [12] | Van Evert et al. 2010 [16] | Mousa et al. 2009 [13] | Cipullo et al. 2009 [14] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LTH 450 n (%) | LASH 566 n (%) | LTH 113 n (%) | LASH 118 n (%) | LTH 198 n (%) | LASH 192 n (%) | LTH 105 n (%) | LASH 122 n (%) | LTH 157 n (%) | LASH 157 n (%) | |
OR (95% CI)a | ||||||||||
Thromboembolic event | 1 (0.2) | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
Ureter injury | NA | NA | 1 (0.9) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.5) | 1 (1.0) | 0 | 1 (0.6) | 0 |
Bladder injury | 10 (2.2)b | 3 (0.5)b | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 (1.0) | 2 (1.6) | 2 (1.2) | 0 |
4.75 (1.21–18.56)b | ||||||||||
Blood transfusion | 8 (1.8) | 9 (1.6) | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 (1.0) | 5 (4.1) | 1 (0.6) | 0 |
Reoperation | 4 (0.9) | 1 (0.2) | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 5 (4.1) | 2 (1.2) | 0 |
NS | ||||||||||
Laparotomy conversion | 26 (5.8) | 23 (4.1) | 0 | 0 | 3 (1.5) | 9 (5) | 0 | 1 (1.0) | NA | NA |
2.25 (1.20–4.22) | NS | |||||||||
Urinary incontinence | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 0 | 3 (2.5) | NA | NA |
Vaginal bleeding | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 12 (6) | 0 | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.6) | 0 |
Fever | 6 (1.3) | 5 (0.9) | NA | NA | 2 (1) | 1 (0.5) | 4 (3.8) | 2 (1.6) | 6 (3.7) | 7 (4.4) |