Table 3.

Secondary end points of both trials: minor complications. Values are numbers (percentages) of patients

	Abdominal trial		Vaginal trial
	Abdominal hysterectomy (n=292)	Laparoscopic hysterectomy (n=584)	Vaginal hysterectomy (n=168)	Laparoscopic hysterectomy (n=336)
Major haemorrhage	3 (1)	8 (1.4)	2 (1.2)	8 (2.4)
Anaesthesia problems	0 (0)	2 (0.3)	1 (0.6)	3 (0.9)
Fever	9 (3.1)	29 (4.9)	12 (7.1)	18 (5.4)
Infection	47 (16.1)	86 (14.7)	24 (14.3)	36 (10.7)
Haematoma	17 (5.8)	25 (4.3)	10 (5.9)	14 (4.2)
Deep vein thrombosis	0 (0)	2 (0.3)	0	0
Other complications	22 (7.5)	40 (6.8)	17 (10.1)	24 (7.1)
At least one minor complication	79 (27.1)	147 (25.2)	47 (27.9)	78 (23.2)

A patient may have had more than one complication.