Table 1.
Patient characteristics and surgery-related details (mean±SD) by hysterectomy method in 1996 and 2006
| Abdominal |
Vaginal |
Laparoscopic |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 (N=5875) |
2006 (N=1255) |
1996 (N=1801) |
2006 (N=2345) |
1996 (N=2434) |
2006 (N=1679) |
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| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Age | 48.8 | 8.7 | 50.1 | 8.8 | 58.6 | 13.2 | 55.0 | 11.8 | 47.0 | 7.5 | 49.2 | 8.5 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.3 | 4.5 | 27.1 | 5.3 | 26.3 | 3.9 | 26.4 | 4.4 | 24.9 | 3.9 | 26.1 | 4.6 |
| Operation time (min) | 86 | 31 | 93 | 37 | 88 | 32 | 78 | 33 | 124 | 48 | 108 | 43 |
| Haemorrhage (mL) | 305 | 312 | 355 | 360 | 342 | 353 | 203 | 269 | 262 | 271 | 270 | 669 |
| Uterine weight (g) | 290 | 302 | 433 | 425 | 109 | 84 | 131 | 110 | 195 | 108 | 210 | 146 |
| Hospital stay (days) | 6.0 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
| Convalescence (days) | 34.4 | 5.3 | 32.3 | 4.6 | 34.0 | 8.8 | 29.4 | 8.0 | 21.5 | 8.8 | 22.0 | 6.3 |
All pairs (1996 vs 2006); p<0.001, except in LH for haemorrhage (p=0.603) and in VH for BMI (p=0.484).
BMI, body mass index; LH, laparoscopic hysterectomy; VH, vaginal hysterectomy.