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Table 5 Comparison with literature: intraoperative and postoperative complications

From: Total laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign disease: outcomes and literature analysis

 

Bladder injurya

Ureteral Injurya

Bowel injurya

Vascular injurya

Vaginal cuff dehiscencea

Mini laparotomya

Laparotomya

Total laparotomiesa

Blood transfusiona

Reoperationa

Kim 2015 [5]

4 (1.1)

5 (1.4)

3 (0.8)

0 (0)

9 (2.5)

0 (0)

17 (4.6) *

17 (4.6) *

 

Wallwiener 2013 [6]

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (0.3)

2 (0.7)

19 (6.5) *

19 (6.4) c,*

Twijnstra 2012 [7]

13 (1.4)

4 (0.4)

5 (0.5)

1 (0.1)

46 (4.8) *

15(1.6)

Boosz 2011 [8]

4 (0.7)

1 (0.2)

1 (0.2)

4 (0.7)

1 (0.2)

0 (0)

1 (0.2)

10 (1.8)

Morelli 2007 [9]

7 (3.5) *

5 (2.5)

1 (0.5)

10 (5) *

14 (7.0) *

2 (1)

Ng 2007 [10]

1 (0.2)b

1 (0.2)b

4(0.9)b

0 (0)b

0 (0)

3 (0.7)

5 (1.1)

8 (1.8)

17 (4.0) b,*

Present study

1 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

3 (0.8)

0 (0)

3 (0.8)

3 (0.8)

4 (1.1)d

  1. aValues are given as number (percentage) unless stated otherwise
  2. bData considered for 427 patients with a successful TLH (no laparotomy conversion)
  3. cOperations for pelvic abscess, pelvic peritonitis, or hematoma are included
  4. dReoperation for bowel adhesions and port side hernia are included
  5. *The difference with the data of the present study is statistically significant (p < 0.05)