Table 4.
Vertical incision (n = 11) | Transverse incision (n = 14) | P‐value | |
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Mean number of myomas (range) | 2.0 ± 1.2 (1–4) | 1.2 ± 0.7 (1–4) | NS |
Mean operation duration in min (range) | 165.4 ± 24.2 (120–192) | 129.0 ± 32.5 (85–175) | 0.0067 |
Mean estimated blood loss in mL (range) | 362.3 ± 147.3 (215–620) | 158.9 ± 87.1 (45–400) | 0.0002 |
Mean number of stitches (range) | 6.1 ± 0.7 (5–7) | 5.5 ± 0.9 (4–7) | NS |
NS, not significant.