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Table 10 Resection time, fluid used, fluid deficit, and cervical dilatation time comparison between Group A (IBS®) and Group B (Versapoint®) in ≥3 cm myomas

From: Hysteroscopic myomectomy with the IBS® Integrated Bigatti Shaver versus conventional bipolar resectoscope: a retrospective comparative study

Outcomes myomas > 3 cm

Group A2 IBS® (n = 27)

Group B2 Versapoint® (n = 21)

P value a

Resection time (min)

 Mean (min)

47.19

42.25

0.4333

 Median

45

35

 Standard deviation

23.85

17.35

 Range

15–109

25–85

 IC 95 %

38.1–56.26

34.14–50.36

Fluid used (ml)

 Mean (min)

11,583

5,885

0.0001

 Median

12,500

5,100

 

 Standard deviation

4,663.925

3,957.84

 

 Range

400–20,000

1,000–17,000

 

 IC 95

9,807–13,358

4,035–7,735

 

Fluid deficit (ml)

 Mean (min)

907

685

0.2352

 Median

800

600

 Standard deviation

740.1404

435.6181

 Range

0–1,500

100–1500

 IC 95

625–1189

481–889

Cervical dilatation (min)

 Mean (min)

1.56

1.57

0.9674

 Median

1.5

1.25

 Standard Deviation

0.90

1.08

 Range

0.5–5

0.5–5

 IC 95

1.21–1.90

1.06–1.07

  1. Normally distributed variables are summarized as mean (95 % confidence interval, SD); non-normally distributed variables are given as median and interquartile range or number (%)
  2. aT Student test