Ref (type)	Population	Outcome, Interventions	Results and statistical analysis	Effect size	Favours
Time taken to return to normal activities
Systematic review	176 women 3 RCTs in this analysis	Return to normal activities with abdominal hysterectomy with vaginal hysterectomy Absolute results not reported	WMD 9.5 days 95% CI 6.4 days to 12.6 days	Effect size not calculated	vaginal hysterectomy
Systematic review	250 women 6 RCTs in this analysis	Return to normal activities with abdominal hysterectomy with laparoscopic hysterectomy Absolute results not reported	WMD 13.6 days 95% CI 11.8 days to 15.4 days	Effect size not calculated	laparoscopic hysterectomy
Duration of hospital stay
Systematic review	295 women 4 RCTs in this analysis	Duration of hospital stay with abdominal hysterectomy with vaginal hysterectomy Absolute results not reported	WMD 1.0 day 95% CI 0.7 days to 1.2 days	Effect size not calculated	vaginal hysterectomy
Systematic review	1007 women 10 RCTs in this analysis	Duration of hospital stay with abdominal hysterectomy with laparoscopic hysterectomy Absolute results not reported	WMD 2 days 95% CI 1.9 days to 2.2 days	Effect size not calculated	laparoscopic hysterectomy