Table 1 Patients’ characteristics
Total | LESS | cLS | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients, n | 60 | 29 | 31 | |
Age at surgery, median (years), range | 45.0 (24.0–62.0) | 45.0 (24.0–62.0) | 46.5 (30.0–55.0) | 0.728 |
BMI, median (kg/m2), range | 24.5 (17.2–49.0) | 24.4 (21.0–31.1) | 24.7 (17.2–49.0) | 0.554 |
Prior abdominal surgery, median (n), range | 34 (56.7) | 16 (55.2) | 18 (58.1) | 0.821 |
Laparoscopy | 23 (38.3) | 10 (34.5) | 13 (41.9) | 0.553 |
Laparotomy | 19 (31.7) | 9 (31.0) | 10 (32.3) | 0.919 |
Indication for surgery | ||||
Atypical hyperplasia, n (%) | 7 (11.7) | 2 (6.9) | 5 (16.1) | |
Hypermenorrhea, n (%) | 37 (61.7) | 21 (72.4) | 16 (51.6) | |
Dysmenorrhea, n (%) | 9 (15.0) | 2 (6.9) | 7 (22.6) | |
Postmenopausal bleeding, n (%) | 2 (3.3) | 2 (6.9) | 0 | |
Not available, n (%) | 5 (8.3) | 2 (6.9) | 3 (9.7) | |
Surgical outcome | ||||
Operative time, mean (min) | 70.7 | 73.6 | 68.2 | 0.409 |
Blood loss, mean (ml) | 0 | 106.7 | 105.0 | 0.915 |
Intraoperative complications, n (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Conversion rate, n (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Postoperative outcome | ||||
Postoperative complications, n (%) | 2 (3.3) | 1 (3.4) | 1 (3.1) | 0.944 |
Wound infection, n (%) | 2 (3.3) | 1 (3.4) | 1 (3.1) | 0.944 |
Blood transfusion, n (%) | 1 (1.6) | 0 | 1 (3.1) | 0.337 |
NRS–pain score, mean | ||||
24-h postoperative | 4.89 | 5.84 | 0.006 | |
At day 3 | 3.36 | 3.55 | 0.667 | |
At day 5 | 1.96 | 2.33 | 0.356 | |
At day 7 | 1.85 | 1.38 | 0.411 | |
2-month postoperative | 0.43 | 0.11 | 0.154 | |
Required pain medication at time of discharge, n (%) | 11 (18.6) | 6 (21.4) | 5 (16.1) | 0.602 |
Hospital stay, median (days), range | 4 (2–13) | 3 (2–10) | 0.551 | |