Table 2:

Postoperative complication rates, stratified by degree of lymphadenectomy in patients who underwent total laparoscopic hysterectomy for endometrial cancer

	No lymphadenectomy (N=2,049)	Lymphadenectomy (N=1,089)	Sentinel lymphadenectomy (N=144)	p
Major complication composite	42 (2.0)	39 (3.6)	3 (2.1)	0.03
Cardiac arrest	2 (0.1)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0.56
Myocardial infarction	4 (0.2)	1 (0.1)	0 (0.0)	0.69
Stroke/CVA	4 (0.2)	1 (0.1)	0 (0.0)	0.69
Renal Failure	2 (0.1)	1 (0.1)	0 (0.0)	0.93
VTE	7 (0.3)	12 (1.1)	3 (2.1)	0.005
DVT	2 (0.1)	6 (0.6)	0 (0.0)	0.04
PE	5 (0.2)	8 (0.7)	3 (2.1)	0.003
Shock	4 (0.2)	3 (0.3)	0 (0.0)	0.76
Sepsis	10 (0.5)	6 (0.6)	0 (0.0)	0.67
Intestinal obstruction	6 (0.3)	8 (0.7)	0 (0.0)	0.14
Ureteral obstruction	0 (0.0)	1 (0.1)	0 (0.0)	0.37
Deep organ SSI	21(1.0)	20 (1.8)	1 (0.7)	0.13
Re-intubation	8 (0.4)	3 (0.3)	0 (0.0)	0.67
>48hr Ventilated	5 (0.2)	3 (0.3)	0 (0.0)	0.82
Any complication composite	134 (6.5)	78 (7.2)	7 (4.9)	0.53
Blood transfusion	23 (1.1)	16 (1.5)	0 (0.0)	0.28
Prolonged post operative NPO or NGT use	12 (0.6)	8 (0.7)	0 (0.0)	0.55
UTI	49 (2.4)	18 (1.7)	1 (0.7)	0.19
Wound Disruption	3 (0.1)	1 (0.1)	0 (0.0)	0.84
C Diff	1 (0.0)	1 (0.1)	0 (0.0)	0.90
Renal insufficiency	4 (0.2)	4 (0.4)	0 (0.0)	0.54
Pneumonia	5 (0.2)	2 (0.2)	1 (0.7)	0.51
Superficial SSI	17 (0.8)	6 (0.6)	2 (1.4)	0.47
Deep SSI	4 (0.2)	1 (0.1)	0 (0.0)	0.69
Readmission	46 (2.2)	50 (4.6)	2 (1.4)	<0.001
Return to OR	12 (0.6)	6 (0.6)	0 (0.0)	0.66

All data is presented as n (%) for categorical variables. Because complications are not mutually exclusive n (%) columns may not add up to the composite rate. CVA – cerebrovascular accident; VTE – venous thromboembolism DVT – deep venous thrombosis; PE – pulmonary embolus; SSI – surgical site infection; NPO – nil per os; NGT – nasogastric tube; UTI – urinary tract infection; C Diff – clostridium difficile; OR – operating room