Table 2.
Operative Characteristics and Outcomes
| Characteristic | Laparoscopic Hysterectomy with Specimen Weight >1 kg (N = 95) |
|---|---|
| Surgical technique, n (%) | |
| Laparoscopic | 83 (87.4) |
| Robotic | 12 (12.6) |
| Tissue extraction technique, n (%)* | |
| Transvaginal | 9 (9.5) |
| Power morcellator | 21 (22.1) |
| Minilaparotomy | 54 (56.8) |
| Uterine artery desiccation at the origin, n (%) | 11 (11.6) |
| Specimen weight (g), median (min-max) | 1326 (1000–4800) |
| Operative time (min), median (min-max) | 191 (75–478) |
| EBL (mL), median (min-max) | 200 (20–2000) |
| Conversion to laparotomy, n (%) | 5 (5.3) |
| Intraoperative complication, n (%) | 7 (7.3) |
| Hemorrhage | 7 (7.3) |
| Transfusion | 6 (6.3) |
| Visceral injury | 1 (1.1) |
| Postoperative complication, n (%) | 8 (8.4) |
| Urinary tract infection | 0 |
| Surgical site infection | 2 (2.1) |
| Re operation | 0 |
| ICU admission | 0 |
| DVT/PE | 0 |
| Blood transfusion | 6 (6.3) |
| Ileus/bowel obstruction | 0 |
| Sepsis | 0 |
| Length of stay, median (min-max) | 1 (0–6) |
| Readmission, n (5) | 1 (1.1) |
EBL, estimated blood loss; DVT/PE, deep vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary embolism.
*
Data were missing for some patients. Total missing for each variable: tissue extraction technique, n = 6; length of stay, n = 3; and readmission, n = 1.