Table 2.
Reason for hysterectomy | N | Mean pain score prior to surgery* (SD) | Mean pain score after surgery (SD) | Mean diff. in pain scores (SD) [95% CI] | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Supracervical abdominal hysterectomy | Fibroids | 91 | 5.4 (2.5) | 2.3 (1.9) | 2.6 (2.8) [1.4, 3.8] |
<.01** |
Heavy bleeding | 52 | 5.6 (2.6) | 2.3 (2.0) | 2.5 (3.2) [0.7, 4.3] |
<.01** | |
Endometriosis/pain | 27 | 6.7 (1.9) | 3.4 (2.1) | 3.0 (3.1) [0.1, 5.9] |
.04** | |
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Supracervical laparoscopic hysterectomy | Fibroids | 151 | 4.8 (3.4) | 1.1 (1.9) | 3.7 (3.3) [3.2, 4.2] |
<.001** |
Heavy bleeding | 151 | 5.6 (3.2) | 1.3 (2.0) | 4.4 (3.4) [3.2, 4.9] |
<.001** | |
Endometriosis | 37 | 7.5 (2.5) | 3.5 (2.9) | 4.0 (4.0) [2.7, 5.3] |
<.001** | |
Pain | 104 | 7.1 (2.6) | 1.9 (2.5) | 5.3 (3.5) [4.6, 6.0] |
<.001* |
*10-point VAS,**Paired Samples t-test.