Table 3.
Serious complication, number (%)a | Laparoscopic (n = 433) | Hysteroscopic (n = 277) | P value |
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Resection of tube | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.4) | 1.0 |
Bleeding from tube | 10 (2.3) | 2 (0.7) | 0.1 |
Cervical repair | 4 (0.9) | 3 (1.1) | 1.0 |
Uterine perforation | 2 (0.5) | 4 (1.4) | 0.2 |
Fluid overload | 0 | 1 (0.4) | 0.4 |
Hospital admission | 4 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 0.2 |
aThere were no cases of laparotomy, repair major blood vessel, oophorectomy, bladder repair, uterine repair, bowel repair, anaphylaxis, infection requiring antibiotics, transfusion, myocardial infarction, or venous thromboembolism
bFor each complication listed, the values presented are the number of patients with the complication and the proportion out of all patients in each group The p-values were calculated separately for each complication