Table 3.

Factors possibly related to surgical complications

	Complication (n = 9)	No complication (n = 63)	p
Preoperative VAS score	6.9 ± 2.8	3.2 ± 1.6	<0.01
Postoperative VAS score	7.3 ± 2.7	3.6 ± 2.1	<0.01
BMI (kg/m2)	30.4 ± 8.4	26.0 ± 4.1	0.014
Size of uterus (gr)	316 ± 368	205 ± 123	0.812
Surgeon’s experiencea	9 (3–100)	20 (0–100)	0.315

Data presented as mean ± standard deviation. Surgeon’s experience refers to a surgeon’s number of previously performed hysterectomies

VAS 1–10 Visual Analogue Scale, where higher scores denote a higher difficulty level.

^aData presented as median (range)