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. 2014 Jul-Sep;18(3):e2014.00058. doi: 10.4293/JSLS.2014.00058

Table 5.

Variables Associated With Conversion to Laparotomy and Failed Laparoscopies in Gynecologic Laparoscopies: Logistic Regression Analysis

Conversion to Laparotomy Failed Laparoscopy
Variables cORa (95% CI) aORa (95% CI) cOR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI)
Age group
    <30 y 1 1 1 1
    30–64 y 2.75 (0.96–7.84) 2.07 (0.69–6.21) 0.92 (0.55–0.52) 0.62 (0.36–1.08)
    >64 y 2.95 (0.32–26.90) 1.66 (0.17–15.77) 2.21 (0.73–0.69) 0.75 (0.21–2.62)
Period of study
    2000–2002
    2003–2005 1 1 1 1
    2006–2008 1.26 (0.53–2.97) 0.91 (0.37–2.26) 0.93 (0.52–1.64) 0.69 (0.38–1.24)
    2009–2012 1.93 (0.86–4.33) 0.88 (0.36–2.14) 1.54 (0.91–2.59) 0.72 (0.40–1.30)
Prior abdominal surgery (yes vs no) 2.37 (1.17–4.77) 2.35 (1.13–4.90) 2.02 (1.24–3.30) 2.17 (1.29–3.64)
Obesity (yes vs no) 2.86 (0.67–2.28) 8.20 (3.93–17.14) 7.04 (3.09–16.02)
Level of difficulty
    Simple 1 1 1 1
    Moderate 5.90 (1.38–25.24) 12.25 (1.61–93.26) 2.49 (1.25–4.98) 2.52 (1.23–5.16)
    Complex 22.56 (5.05–100.78) 47.14 (5.86–378.99) 9.93 (4.73–20.87) 10.81 (4.76–24.58)
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aOR = adjusted odds ratio; cOR = crude odds ratio.