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Table 6 Operative outcomes per BMI category

From: Laparoscopic-assisted myomectomy with uterine artery occlusion at a freestanding ambulatory surgery center: a case series

 

Non-obese BMI < 30 (N = 650)

Obese BMI 30–39 (N = 251)

Morbidly obese BMI > 40 (N = 63)

P value*

Mean BMI (kg/m2) (range)

24.3 (14–29)

33.2 (30–39)

43.9 (40–70)

N/A

Mean myoma weight (g) (range)

407.9 (0–3800)

451.6 (0.5–3149)

477.7 (9–2800)

.418

Mean operative time (min)

68

70

72

.849

Mean EBL (mL)

179.8 (0–2000)

205.4 (10–2000)

272.3 (20–1500)

.000

Blood transfusion, N (%)

18 (2.8)

8 (3.2)

2 (3.2)

.564

Intraoperative complications,N(%)

10 (1.5)

4 (1.6)

0 (0.0)

.883

Grade 1 postoperative complications,N(%)

16 (2.5)

10 (4.0)

0 (0.0)

.178

Grade 2 postoperative complications,N(%)

20 (3.1)

11 (4.4)

4 (6.3)

.320

Grade 3a postoperative complications,N(%)

4 (0.6)

2 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

.772

Grade 3b postoperative complications,N(%)

7 (1.1)

2 (0.8)

1 (1.6)

0.845

Transfer to hospital,N(%)

5 (0.8)

2 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

.780

  1. N number, BMI body mass index (kg/m2)
  2. aPearson Chi-square