Table-II.
Operative and postoperative outcomes in patients who underwent vaginal hysterectomy (VH) or abdominal hysterectomy (AH) for the treatment of benign gynaecological conditions
|
VH
(n = 170) |
AH
(n = 143) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Operating time (min) | 65.2 ± 10.6* | 95.6 ± 15.9 |
| Blood loss (ml) | 30.4 ± 10.5* | 70.3 ± 18.6 |
| Time to first postoperative flatus (h) | 22.9 ± 4.0 | 35.5 ± 10.2 |
| Time to out-of-bed activity (h) | 23.1 ± 2.4 | 35.4 ± 4.3 |
| Hospital stay (days) | 4.5 ± 0.5 | 6.3 ± 1.5 |
| Postoperative body temperature (°C) | 37.4 ± 0.14* | 38.3 ± 0.25 |
| Postoperative vagina length (cm) | 8.4 ± 0.9* | 9.6 ± 0.8 |
a
Data presented as mean ± SE.
*
P < 0.05 compared with AH; Student’s t-test.