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Table 2 Type of surgical procedure, patient position, surgical incision, procedure duration (in minutes), and use of sanitary retractors

From: Femoral nerve injury in gynecologic surgery: medico-legal issues for best surgical practices

Case

Procedure

Patient position

Surgical incision

Duration (min)

Retractors

1

Hysterectomy

Bilateral salpingectomy

High lithotomy

Pfannenstiel incision

145

Yes

2

Hysterectomy

Left salpingectomy

Supine position

Pfannenstiel incision

120

Yes

3

Hysterectomy

Bilateral salpingectomy

High lithotomy

Laparoscopic surgery

135

No

4

Hysterectomy

Bilateral salpingectomy

High lithotomy

Xipho-pubic incision

140

Yes

5

Hysterectomy

Lithotomy

Pfannenstiel incision

162

Yes

6

Cesarean section

Supine position

Pfannenstiel incision

35

No

7

Hysterectomy

Low lithotomy

Pfannenstiel incision

130

Yes

8

Hysterectomy

Supine position

Xipho-pubic incision

146

Yes

9

Hysterectomy

Bilateral salpingectomy

Lithotomy

Transversal laparotomy (Kustner technique)

140

Yes

10

Hysterectomy

Bilateral salpingectomy

High lithotomy

Pfannenstiel incision

142

Yes

11

Hysterectomy

Bilateral salpingectomy

High lithotomy

Pfannenstiel incision

132

Yes

12

Hysterectomy

Bilateral salpingectomy

Endometriosis excision

High lithotomy

Laparoscopic surgery

148

No