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Table 2 Intra-operative characteristics

From: Laparoscopic uterosacral ligament suspension versus sacrospinous ligament fixation for apical prolapse: perioperative outcomes

 

L-USLS

SSLF

p value

Concomitant surgery a

   

 Hysterectomy

98 (87)

58 (53)

< 0.01

 Uterine sparing/hysteropexy

2 (2)

7 (6)

0.10

 Trachelectomy

2 (2)

1 (1)

0.54

 Anterior repair

4 (4)

66 (61)

< 0.01

 Posterior repair

51 (45)

77 (71)

< 0.01

 MUS

14 (12)

32 (29)

< 0.01

 BSO

8 (7)

14 (13)

0.15

Operative time (min) b

142 (± 31)

118 (± 42)

< 0.01

EBL (mL) b

120 (± 119)

153 (± 89)

0.02

Length of admission (days) b

0.68 (± 0.57)

1.06 (± 0.6)

< 0.01

 0 days a

42 (38)

12 (11)

 

 1 daya

65 (60)

82 (77)

 

 2 daysa

6 (5)

11 (10)

 

 3 daysa

0 (0)

4 (4)

 
  1. MUS midurethral sling, BSO bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, EBL estimated blood loss
  2. aData expressed as n (%) for categorical variables
  3. bData expressed as mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables