Table 2 Rate and nature of complications in 554 consecutive patients who had their sacrocolpopexy completely by laparoscopy
From: Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy is as safe in septuagenarians or elder as in younger women
Per-operative complications | n (%) | ≤ 70 years | > 70 years | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 554 | 356 (64.3%) | 198 (36.7%) | |
Visceral injuries | 16 (2.9%) | 10 (2.8%) | 6 (3.0%) | 0.882 |
Bladder | 7 (1.3%) | 5 (1.4%) | 2 (1.0%) | – |
Ureter | 3 (0.5%) | 3 (0.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | – |
Vaginal | 6 (1.1%) | 2 (0.6%) | 4 (2.0%) | – |
Vascular injury | 2 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (1.0%) | 0.127 |
Epigastric artery bleeding | 2 (0.4%) | 0 (0.3%) | 2 (1.0%) | – |
Anesthetic problems | 1 (0.2%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1.000 |
Hypercapnia | 1 (0.2%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | – |
Other | 1 (0.2%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1.000 |
Needle detachment | 1 (0.2%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | – |
Total number | 20 (3.6%) | 12 (3.3%) | 8 (4.0%) | 0.686 |