Table 2.
Operative outcomes
| Overall series | Propensity score–matched pairs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSS-H (n = 25) | LESS-H (n = 442) | p value | RSS-H (n = 25) | LESS-H (n = 100) | p value | |
| Mean operating time (min) | ||||||
| Time for hysterectomy | 81.8 ± 49.6 | 52.2 ± 27.7 | 0.007 | 81.8 ± 49.6 | 56.3 ± 31.9 | 0.021 |
| Time for cuff closure | 17.8 ± 10.8 | 15.0 ± 3.3 | 0.202 | 17.8 ± 10.8 | 14.5 ± 2.7 | 0.141 |
| Total operating time | 170.9 ± 65.5 | 88.3 ± 38.4 | <0.0001 | 170.9 ± 65.5 | 94.1 ± 44.3 | <0.0001 |
| (Docking time) | 14.0 ± 4.7 | 14.0 ± 4.7 | ||||
| (Console time) | 99.6 ± 49.7 | 99.6 ± 49.7 | ||||
| Median estimated blood loss (ml, IQR) | 20 (30) | 50 (30) | 0.040 | 20 (30) | 50 (30) | 0.009 |
| Mean serum hemoglobin drop (g/dl) | 1.6 ± 1.0 | 2.0 ± 0.9 | 0.031 | 1.6 ± 1.0 | 2.0 ± 0.9 | 0.038 |
| Transfusion requirement | 0 | 3 (0.68 %) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mean POD (days) | 3.5 ± 0.7 | 3.8 ± 1.4 | 0.111 | 3.5 ± 0.7 | 3.8 ± 1.4 | 0.429 |
| Perioperative complications | ||||||
| Major | 0 | 6 (1.36 %) | 0 | 2 (2 %) | ||
| Minor | 0 | 5 (1.13 %) | 0 | 2 (2 %) | ||
RSS-H robotic single-site total hysterectomy, LESS-H laparoendoscopic single-site total hysterectomy, IQR interquartile range, POD postoperative hospital days