Table 1 Patient characteristics and operative parameters
From: Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy: impact of body mass index and uterine weight
Parameter observed | Group I (n = 44) | Group II (n = 41) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years)a | 45.8 ± 4.3 (44.5–47.1) | 47.0 ± 4.9(45.3–48.4) | 0.28 |
Paritya | 1.8 ± 1.3 (1.4–2.2) | 1.8 ± 1.2 (1.4–2.0) | 0.96 |
BMI (kg/m2)a | 33.5 ± 5.7 (31.8–35.2) | 34 ± 6.1 (32.1–35.9) | 0.69 |
Indications of Hysterectomyb | |||
Menorrhagia and fibroids | 41 (93%, 95% CI 81–99) | 39 (95%, 95% CI 83–99) | >0.999 |
Menorrhagia and D.U.B | 1 (2%, 95% CI 0–1.2) | 1 (2.4%, 95% CI 0–1.3) | |
Chronic pelvic pain | 2 (5%, 95% CI 0–1.5) | 0 | |
Pressure symptoms | 0 | 1 (2.4%, 95% CI 0–1.3) | |
Uterine size (weeks)c | 20 (10–30) | 10 (8–16) | <0.0001 |
Operative procedureb | |||
LSH | 36 (82%, 95% CI67–92) | 33(80%, 95% CI65–91) | >0.999 |
LSH + BSO | 8 (18%, 95% CI8–32) | 8 (20%, 95% CI8–35) | >0.999 |
Operative time (minutes)a | 97.3 ± 38.9 (85.5–108.2) | 56.5 ± 20.5 (50.0–63.0) | <0.0001 |
Intraoperative blood loss (ml)a | 273 ± 171 (221–324) | 180 ± 103 (147–212) | 0.003 |
Uterine weight (g)a | 574 ± 246 (499–649) | 147 ± 47(132–162) | <0.0001 |
Hospital stay (days)a | 2.1 ± 0.52 (1.9–2.2) | 2.0 ± 0.53 (1.7–2.0) | 0.04 |