From: Total laparoscopic hysterectomy versus total abdominal hysterectomy in the treatment of benign gynaecological disease: a retrospective review over 5 years
Laparoscopy
Abdominal
P value
Operating times (min)
63.4 (20–147)
75.3 (34–155)
<0.001
Estimated blood loss (ml)
145.1(0–800)
277.0 (50–1300)
Intraoperative complications
3 (1.9 %)
9 (7.0 %)
0.029