Vaginal cuff dehiscence in laparoscopic hysterectomy: influence of various suturing methods of the vaginal vault

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all procedures by suture method of the vaginal vault (transvaginal interrupted versus laparoscopic interrupted versus laparoscopic running) (n = 331)

	Group 1, transvaginal interrupted sutures (n = 75)		Group 2, laparoscopic interrupted sutures (n = 90)		Group 3, laparoscopic running sutures (n = 166)		ANOVA: Overall	Bonferroni: group 1 versus 2	Bonferroni: group 1 versus 3	Bonferroni: group 2 versus 3
	Mean ± SD	Range	Mean ± SD	Range	Mean ± SD	Range	p value	p value	p value	p value
Age (years)	47.2 ± 7.3	(32.5–66.1)	47.5 ± 8.5	(32.8–79.3)	49.0 ± 9.1	(29.0–78.3)	.230	–	–	–
BMI (kg/m²)	25.3 ± 3.6	(18.1–35.0)	26.3 ± 5.2	(16.2–44.1)	27.5 ± 6.1	(17.5–48.0)	.013	NS	.014	NS
ASA classification^a	1^b ± 0.4	(1–2)	1^b ± 0.5	(1–3)	1^b ± 0.6	(1–3)	.018	.014	NS	NS
Length of surgery (min)^a	141 ± 49	(60–335)	128 ± 32	(70–240)	129 ± 40.0	(50–260)	.082	–	–	–
Blood loss (mL)^a	226 ± 312	(25–2300)	129 ± 148	(25–1,000)	120 ± 122	(25–800)	<.001	.003	<.001	NS
Uterus weight (g)	283 ± 181	(35–822)	228 ± 163	(35–700)	249 ± 197	(31–950)	.202	–	–	–

SD standard deviation, NS not significant
^a p value was confirmed by Kruskal–Wallis test because of a non-normal distribution
^bMedian