Table 2.
Demographics and Outcomes Among Those With TVH Performed (n=218)a
| Characteristic | TVH Expected and Performed (n=170) |
EUA-TVH Expected and Performed (n=41) |
RTLH or TAH Expected and TVH Performed (n=7) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age at surgery, y | 44.5 (9.7) | 42.7 (6.9) | 43.8 (5.2) |
| White | 157 (92.4) | 38 (93) | 6 (86) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 28.3 (6.2) | 31.0 (8.2) | 26.4 (6.2) |
| Total parity | |||
| 0 | 22 (12.9) | 2 (5) | 1 (14) |
| 1 | 23 (13.5) | 5 (12) | 1 (14) |
| ≥2 | 125 (73.5) | 34 (83) | 5 (71) |
| Vaginal parity | (n=168) | (n=39) | (n=6) |
| 0 | 32 (19.0) | 16 (41) | 4 (67) |
| 1 | 21 (12.5) | 6 (15) | 2 (33) |
| ≥2 | 115 (68.5) | 17 (44) | … |
| Cesarean parity | (n=168) | (n=40) | (n=6) |
| 0 | 146 (86.9) | 21 (53) | 1 (17) |
| 1 | 22 (13.1) | 5 (13) | 2 (33) |
| ≥2 | … | 14 (35) | 3 (50) |
| Operative time, min | 95 (32) | 119 (50) | 137 (38) |
| Pathologic uterine weight, g | 116 (20–702) | 185 (48–630) | 405 (74–930) |
| Uterine debulking | 27 (15.9) | 17 (41) | 6 (86) |
| Intraoperative complications | 4 (2.4) | 1 (2) | … |
| Bladder | 3 | … | … |
| Blood transfusion | 1 | 1 | … |
| Highest Accordion grade ≥2 | 14 (8.2)b | 4 (10) | 1 (14) |
| complication | (n=40) | ||
| Urinary tract infection | 10 | 1 | … |
| Return to the operating room | 2 | … | … |
| Intra-abdominal abscess | 1 | … | … |
| Cardiac event | 1 | … | … |
| Upper respiratory infection | … | … | 1 |
| Other | 4 | 3 | … |
| Highest Accordion grade ≥3 | 2 (1.2)b | … | … |
| complication | |||
| Intra-abdominal abscess | 1 | … | … |
| Return to the operating room | 2 | ||
| Route conversion | … | 2 (5) | 1 (14) |
| Postoperative transfusion | 5 (2.9) | 1 (2) | … |
| Length of stay, d | |||
| 0 | 12 (7.1) | … | … |
| 1 | 149 (87.6) | 39 (95) | 7 (100) |
| ≥2 | 9 (5.3) | 2 (5) |
Abbreviations: EUA, examination under anesthesia; RTLH, robotic-assisted total laparoscopic hysterectomy; TAH, total abdominal hysterectomy; TVH, total vaginal hysterectomy.
a
Values are mean (SD), No. of patients (%), or median (range).
b
Patients could have more than 1 type of complication.