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Table 9 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 A1 IBS® (n = 61)

Group B1 Versapoint® (n = 35)

P valuea

Resection time (min)

 Mean (min)

21.12

21.13

0.8715

 Median

15

16

 Standard deviation

14.38755

12.3146

 Range

3–60

10–45

 IC 95 %

16.35–25,28

17.12–26.04

Fluid used (ml)

 Mean (min)

3,765

2,655

0.0998

 Median

3,000

1,500

 Standard deviation

3,114.041

2,425.811

 Range

800–15,000

500–10,000

 IC 95

2,843–4,688

1,766–3,544

Fluid deficit (ml)

 Mean (min)

342

240

0.1486

 Median

300

100

 Standard deviation

327.2728

256.3914

 Range

0–1500

0–600

 IC 95

245–439

146–334

Cervical dilatation (min)

 Mean (min)

1.59

1.60

0.9320

 Median

1.5

1.5

 Standard deviation

1.09

0.93

 Range

0–5

0.5–5

 IC 95

1.26–1.91

1.26–1.94

  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