Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics and surgical outcomes of LH with and without endometriosis

Age, years, mean ± SD

43.5 ± 7.7

49.8 ± 11.9

< .001

BMI, kg/m², mean ± SD

27.9 ± 5.5

28.6 ± 6.4

.04

Uterine weight, gram, geometric mean; GSD*

149.31 ± 1.8

162.5 ± 2.1

< .001

Previous abdominal procedures, n (%)

< .001

 None

152 (38.3)

1290 (57.1)

 One

124 (31.2)

592 (26.2)

 Two

64 (16.1)

234 (10.4)

  > Two

57 (14.4)

142 (6.3)

 Stage I

106 (26.7)

–

 Stage II

103 (25.9)

 Stage III

93 (23.4)

 Stage IV

95 (23.9)

Procedure type, n (%)

.03

 TLH

376 (94.7)

2036 (90.2)

 SLH

13 (3.3)

109 (4.8)

 LAVH

6 (1.5)

88 (3.9)

 Robotic

2 (0.5)

25 (1.1)

Blood loss (ml), geometric mean; GSD*

80 ± 3.1

67 ± 3.4

^ɸ

Operative time (min), geometric mean; GSD*

94 ± 1.5

91 ± 1.5

^ɸ

Complications, n (%)

24 in 22 patients (5.5%)

175 in 153 patients (6.8%)

^ɸ

 Lesion

 Bladder

3 (0.8)

27 (1.2)

 Ureter

1 (0.3)

9 (0.4)

 Vessel

–

1 (< 0.1)

 Bowel

2 (0.5)

7 (0.3)

 Hemorrhage

5 (1.3)

41 (1.8)

  > 1000 mL intra-operative

5 (1.3)

13 (0.6)

 Wound dehiscence

–

6 (0.3)

 Thrombosis

–

3 (0.1)

 Dysfunction ileus

–

2 (0.1)

 Infections

1 (0.3)

50 (2.2)

 Dysfunction incontinence

–

10 (0.4)

 Other

2 (0.5)

11 (0.5)

 Conversion

10 (2.5)

8 (0.4)

Severity of complications, n (%)

.16

 Level A–recovery

18 (4.5)

113 (5.0)

 Level B–reoperation

3 (0.8)

39 (1.7)

 Level C–permanent injury

1 (0.3)

0

 Level D–death

0

1 (< 0.1)