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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 12.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Jun 13;209(5):10.1016/j.ajog.2013.06.018. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.06.018

Table 7.

All 30-dav postoperative SSI and UTI by Hysterectomy Route (N=13,822)

Type of SSI N TAH SCH TVH LAVH TLH
No SSI 13,081 (94.6) 5,069 (93.8) 688 (94.0) 2,921 (95.3) 2,094 (94.3) 837 (95.2)
Cellulitis 217 (1.6) 141 (2.6) 17 (2.3) 17 (0.6) 17 (0.8) 5 (0.6)
Deep/Organ-Space 154 (1.1) 67 (1.2) 8 (1.1) 32 (1.0) 33 (1.5) 4 (0.5)
UTI 370 (2.7) 128 (2.4) 19 (2.6) 94 (3.1) 76 (3.4) 33 (3.8)

All values listed as n (%) unless otherwise specified

SSI= surgical site infection; UTI = urinary tract infection; TAH=total abdominal hysterectomy; SCH=supracervical hysterectomy; TVH = total vaginal hysterectomy; LAVH = laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy; TLH = total laparoscopic hysterectomy; LASCH = laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy