Complete plastic lining of the abdominal cavity during laparoscopic electromechanical morcellation—a promising technique

Table 2 Operative characteristics and outcomes of study population (N = 21)

Characteristic or outcome	Value
Surgical indications^a
Leiomyoma	21 (100)
Abnormal bleeding	10 (48)
Pelvic pain	16 (76)
Other	2 (14)
Procedure
Supracervical laparoscopic hysterectomy	14 (67)
Total laparoscopic hysterectomy	2 (10)
Myomectomy	5 (24)
Additional procedures
Adnexal removal or cystectomy	4 (19)
Salpingectomy	9 (43)
Adhesiolysis	5 (24)
Operative time (min)	105 (45–180)
Time for applying bag and trocar^b
All 21 patients (min)	10 (4–30)
First 11 patients (min)	16 (7–30)^c
Last 10 patients (min)	7 (4–13)^c
Estimated blood loss (ml)	80 (10–500)
Specimen weight (g)	560 (80–1265)
Bag intact at end of procedure	21 (100)
Length of hospital stay
<24 h	20 (95)
24–48 h	1 (5)

Data are median (range) or n (%)
^aCategories not mutually exclusive
^bTotal time used for introducing the bag into the abdomen, manipulating the uterine specimen into the bag, insufflating the bag and placement of the 5-mm balloon-tipped trocar for gas and optic
^cStatistical analysis not performed since the patients were not compareable