Table 2.

Results from cost-effectiveness model

	TAH (mean (SD))	TLH (mean (SD))	Difference per patient	Difference for 1000 patients
Surgery costs ($)	6755 (4.76)	7265 (3.93)	510	509575.37
Bed days used*	7.31 (0.52)	3.76 (0.24)	−3.55	−3548.18
Total costs ($)†	15870 (637)	12124 (311)	−3746	−3746221.69
QALYs‡	3.42 (0.046)	3.46 (0.039)	0.04	39.13

*For the recovery from surgery and for subsequent admissions within 6 months.

†This includes all health services used from surgery to 6 months after.

‡For the 1825 days described by the model.

TAH, total abdominal hysterectomy; TLH, total laparoscopic hysterectomy.