Table 4.

Clinical outcomes: per 100,000 women undergoing hysterectomy for presumed fibroids

Outcome	Laparoscopic hysterectomy: Base-case [range] *	Abdominal hysterectomy: Base-case [range] *	Incremental Difference (Laparoscopic–abdominal)
Leiomyosarcoma cases	120	120	n/a
Leiomyosarcoma deaths	86 [50-353]	71 [41-289]	15
Hysterectomy-related deaths	12 [10-12]	32 [28-32]	−20
Total deaths	98 [60-365]	103 [69-321]	−5
Transfusion	2,400 [1,300-3,500]	4,700 [4,300-4,700]	−2,300
Venous thromboembolism	690 [30-900]	840 [720-840]	−150
Vaginal cuff dehiscence	640 [200-890]	290 [150-600]	350
Abdominal wound infection	1,500 [55-1,500]	6,300 [6,300]	−4,800
Hernia	710 [140-900]	4,500 [4,500-9,800]	−8,090
Quality-adjusted life years	499,171 [499,062-499,280]	490,711 [482,733-486,270]	8,460

^*Sensitivity analyses were conducted using the ranges outlined in Tables 1 and 3, i.e. the one-way sensitivity analysis for each input