Table 2.
Clinical and demographic characteristics of the cohort.
| N | (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 66,105 | (100) | ||
| Route of hysterectomy | |||
| Abdominal | 22,801 | (34.5) | |
| Laparoscopic | 31,503 | (47.7) | |
| Vaginal | 11,801 | (17.9) | |
| Year of procedure | |||
| 2008 | 4988 | (7.6) | |
| 2009 | 7433 | (11.2) | |
| 2010 | 10,427 | (15.8) | |
| 2011 | 18,273 | (27.6) | |
| 2012 | 24,984 | (37.8) | |
| Age | |||
| <40 | 11,586 | (17.5) | |
| 40-49 | 26,627 | (40.3) | |
| 50-59 | 14,571 | (22.0) | |
| 60-69 | 8139 | (12.3) | |
| ≥70 | 5182 | (7.8) | |
| Race | |||
| White | 48,020 | (72.6) | |
| Black | 8035 | (12.2) | |
| Other | 2512 | (3.8) | |
| Unknown | 7538 | (11.4) | |
| BMI | |||
| Normal | 17,412 | (26.3) | |
| Overweight | 18,936 | (28.7) | |
| Obese | 29,374 | (44.4) | |
| Unknown | 383 | (0.6) | |
| Length of stay | |||
| 0 | 5420 | (8.2) | |
| 1 | 29,584 | (44.8) | |
| 2 | 15,866 | (24.0) | |
| 3 | 8224 | (12.4) | |
| 4 | 2833 | (4.3) | |
| 5 | 1268 | (1.9) | |
| 6 | 788 | (1.2) | |
| 7 | 489 | (0.7) | |
| ≥8 | 1633 | (2.5) | |
| ASA Class | |||
| 1 | 8460 | (12.8) | |
| 2 | 42,828 | (64.8) | |
| 3 | 14,131 | (21.4) | |
| 4 | 620 | (0.9) | |
| 5 | 8 | (0.01) | |
| None | 37 | (0.06) | |
| Unknown | 21 | (0.03) | |
| Functional status | |||
| Independent | 65,542 | (99.2) | |
| Partially dependent | 413 | (0.6) | |
| Totally dependent | 60 | (0.1) | |
| Unknown | 90 | (0.1) | |