Table 1.
Characteristics of Gynecologic Laparoscopies (2000–2012)
| Data | |
|---|---|
| Age [mean (range)] (y) | 35.81 (11–85) |
| Age group [n (%)] | |
| <30 y | 783 (27.1) |
| 30–64 y | 2010 (69.6) |
| >64 y | 52 (1.8) |
| Morbid obesity [n (%)] | 51 (1.8) |
| Prior surgery [n (%)] | 455 (15.8) |
| Period of study [n (%)] | |
| 2000–2002 | 616 (21.3) |
| 2003–2005 | 853 (29.5) |
| 2006–2008 | 750 (26) |
| 2009–2012 | 669 (23.2) |
| Level of technical difficulty [n (%)] | |
| Simple | 1074 (37.20) |
| Tubal ligation | 887 (30.70) |
| Diagnostic laparoscopy | 157 (5.40) |
| Laparoscopy and biopsy | 16 (0.60) |
| Coagulation | 14 (0.50) |
| Moderate | 1564 (54.20) |
| Unilateral adnexectomy | 298 (10.30) |
| Bilateral adnexectomy | 151 (5.20) |
| Salpingectomy | 294 (10.20) |
| Cystectomy | 754 (26.10) |
| Tubal plasty | 6 (0.20) |
| Adhesiolysis | 41 (1.40) |
| Ovarian drilling | 5 (0.20) |
| IUDa removal | 15 (0.50) |
| Complex | 249 (8.60) |
| Subtotal hysterectomy | 38 (1.30) |
| Total hysterectomy | 104 (3.60) |
| LAVHa | 69 (2.40) |
| Myomectomy | 38 (1.30) |
| Hospital stay [mean (range)] (d) | 1.42 (0–33) |
| Length of hospital stay [n (%)] | |
| 0–2 d | 2443 (84.60) |
| 3–7 d | 390 (13.50) |
| >7 d | 37 (1.30) |
a
IUD = intrauterine device; LAVH = laparoscopy-assisted vaginal hysterectomy.