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Table 4 Postoperative complications

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

Total postoperative complications

11 (6.8 %)

20 (15.6 %)

0.016

Major complications

3 (1.9 %)

3 (2.3 %)

1.00

 Intra-abdominal bleed

2 (1.2 %)

2 (1.6 %)

1.00

 Vault haematoma requiring RTT

1 (0.6 %)

0 (0.0 %)

1.00

 Abdominal wound breakdown

0 (0.0 %)

1 (0.8 %)

0.443

Minor complications

 UTI

8 (5.0 %)

1 (0.6 %)

17 (13.3 %)

3 (2.3 %)

0.013

0.325

 Wound infection

1 (0.6 %)

2 (1.6 %)

0.586

 Ileus

2 (1.2 %)

3 (2.3 %)

0.658

 Pyrexia >38

1 (0.6 %)

1 (0.8 %)

1.00

 Urinary retention

1 (0.6 %)

1 (0.8 %)

1.00

 LRTI

0 (0.0 %)

3 (2.3 %)

0.086

 Vault haematoma

2 (1.2 %)

3 (2.3 %)

0.658

  1. Data presented as absolute numbers (%)