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Table 3 Perioperative and postoperative complications

From: Implementing robotic assisted myomectomy in surgical practice – a retrospective cohort study

 

RALM

LsM

LtM

RALM vs LSM

RALM vs LtM

LsM vs LtM

n = 51

n = 84

n = 52

P value

P value

P value

Perioperative complications

 Bladder perforation

0

1 (1.2)

0

.32

.32

 Bowel perforation

0

2 (2.4)

0

.16

.16

 Uterine perforation

4 (7.8)

4 (4.8)

4 (7.7)

.49

.49

.51

 Conversion to laparotomy

4 (7.8)

8 (9.5)

.74

Postoperative complications

 Thromboembolism

0

0

1 (1.9)

.32

.32

 Fever (> 38 °C)

2 (3.9)

4 (4.8)

3 (5.8)

.82

.67

.80

 Wound infection

1 (2)

1 (1.2)

0

.74

.32

.32

 Postoperative bleeding

2 (3.9)

1 (1.2)

7 (13.5)

.36

.09

.02

 Blood transfusion

4 (7.8)

10 (11.9)

14 (26.9)

.44

.01

.04

 Revision surgery

2 (3.9)

4 (4.8)

6 (11.5)

.82

.15

.18

 Radiologically guided intervention

2 (3.9)

0

1 (1.9)

.16

.55

.32

 Others

3 (5.9)

4 (4.8)

3 (5.8)

.78

.98

.80

  1. Data are shown as n (%) of patients
  2. LsM laparoscopic myomectomy, LtM laparotomic myomectomy, RALM robotic-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy