Table 5.

Intra- and postoperative complications

Characteristic	TLH (n=119)	LAVH (n=178)	P-value
Intraoperative complications	2 (1.7)	4 (2.2)	0.944
Ureteral injury	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Bladder injury	1 (0.8)	2 (1.1)
Bowel injury	1 (0.8)	2 (1.1)
Postoperative complications	11 (9.2)	13 (7.3)	0.642
Fever	4 (3.4)	3 (1.7)
Peritonitis	2 (1.7)	5 (2.8)
Stump bleeding	2 (1.7)	2 (1.1)
Hemoperitoneum	1 (0.8)	2 (1.1)
Ileus	1 (0.8)	0 (0.0)
Ureteral complications	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Urinary retention	0 (0.0)	1 (0.6)
Umbilical wound dehiscence	1 (0.8)	0 (0.0)

Values are presented as number (%).

TLH, total laparoscopic hysterectomy; LAVH, laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy.