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. 2016 Feb 1;34(10):1087–1096. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.65.3212

Table 4.

Adjusted Mortality Based on Route of Hysterectomy

Route of hysterectomy Cancer-Specific Mortality
HR (95% CI) Overall Mortality
HR (95% CI)
Minimally invasive versus abdominal hysterectomy
 Base model
  Abdominal hysterectomy Referent Referent
  Minimally invasive hysterectomy 0.83 (0.59 to 1.16) 0.89 (0.75 to 1.04)
 Adjusted for adjuvant therapy
  Abdominal hysterectomy Referent Referent
  Minimally invasive hysterectomy 0.81 (0.58 to 1.14) 0.88 (0.75 to 1.04)
 Stage I base model
  Abdominal hysterectomy Referent Referent
  Minimally invasive hysterectomy 1.01 (0.58 to 1.73) 0.98 (0.78 to 1.21)
 Stage I adjusted for adjuvant therapy
  Abdominal hysterectomy Referent Referent
  Minimally invasive hysterectomy 0.97 (0.56 to 1.67) 1.01 (0.77 to 1.19)
Robot-assisted v laparoscopic hysterectomy
 Base model
  Laparoscopic Referent Referent
  Robot-assisted 1.53 (0.76 to 3.05) 1.00 (0.72 to 1.41)
 Adjusted for adjuvant therapy
  Laparoscopic Referent Referent
  Robot-assisted 1.45 (0.73 to 2.918) 0.97 (0.69 to 1.37)
 Stage I base model
  Laparoscopic Referent Referent
  Robot-assisted 1.47 (0.43 to 5.08) 0.92 (0.57 to 1.49)
 Stage I adjusted for adjuvant therapy
  Laparoscopic Referent Referent
  Robot-assisted 1.38 (0.39 to 4.82) 0.92 (0.57 to 1.49)

NOTE. Comparison of propensity score balanced groups and adjusted for adjuvant therapy (radiation, brachytherapy, chemotherapy).