Table 1.
Data retrieved from the veterinary literature on LOHE
| Authors | Aim of study | Ports, n | Dogs, n | BW, mean, kg | BW, SD, kg | BW, median, kg | BW range from, kg | BW range to, kg | Age, mean, mo | Age, SD, y | Age, median, mo | Age range from, mo | Age range to, mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bydzovsky et ala | LOHE | 1 | 42 | 19.17 | 7.77 | 19 | 5. | 39.5 | 23.95 | 16.07 | 17 | 7 | 81 |
| Austin et al7 | LOHE | 3 | 9 | … | … | 17.7 | 10 | 26 | … | … | … | 5 | 60 |
| Bakthiari et al8 | Conventional LOHE vs transvaginal LOHE | 3 | 24 (12 in each group) | … | … | … | 14 | 17 | … | … | … | … | … |
| Brun et al10 | Hybrid NOTES technique with a transvaginal access and 1 port | 1 + 1 transvaginal port | 1 | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … |
| Davidson et al11 | LOE vs. LOHE | 4 | 16 | … | … | 17.9 | 10 | 38 | … | … | 10.5 | 4 | 36 |
| Devitt et al2 | Comparison of duration, complications, stress, pain of open OHE vs LOHE | 2 | 10 | 22.1 | 5 | … | … | … | 17.4 | 9.36 | … | … | … |
| Dutta et al13 | LOE vs 2 techniques of LOHE (endoclip & electrocautery vs electrocautery) | 3 | 40 (20 in each group) | 17.2 | 0.62 | … | 15 | 20 | 20.68 | 1.28 | … | 16 | 28 |
| Hancock et al3 | Comparison of postoperative pain after median celiotomy with LOHE | 3 | 8 | … | … | 11 | 10.1 | 12.2 | … | … | … | … | … |
| Kim et al15 | Evaluation of postoperative pain behavior and biochemical stress response in dogs undergoing LOHE | 3 | 16 | 19.55 | 3.65 | … | … | … | 18.6 | 1.8 | … | … | … |
| Mayhew and Brown17 | Comparison of 3 techniques of ovarian pedicle hemostasis during LOHE (sutures vs clips vs vessel sealing) | 3 | 30 (10 in each group) | … | … | 20 | 8.9 | 35.5 | … | … | … | 12 | 48 |
| Pukacz et al20 | LOHE | 2 | 59 | … | … | 21.1 | 3 | 45 | … | … | 30 | 6 | 138 |
| Sanchez‐Margallo et al5 | LOHE with SILS port | 1 | 9 | 11.28 | 4.63 | … | 7.5 | 23 | 4.55 | 2.24 | … | 12 | 84 |
| Silva et al23 | Total‐NOTES vs single‐port laparoscopic assisted vs conventional OHE | 1 and 1 transvaginal port | 40, 12 NOTES, 13 single‐port, 15 conventional | 12.6 | 6. | … | 8.9 | 25 | … | … | … | … | … |
| Wenkel et al28 | LOHE | 3 | 27 | … | … | … | 6 | 48 | … | … | … | 9 | 54 |
| Zhang et al29 | Comparison of IL‐6 and C‐reactive protein in dogs undergoing a gasless LOHE vs conventional LOHE | 3 conventional vs 4 gasless | 10 | … | … | … | 10 | 23 | … | … | … | 12 | 24 |
Abbreviations: …, no data; BW, body weight; IL, interleukin; LOE, laparoscopic ovariectomy; LOHE, laparoscopic‐assisted ovariohysterectomy; NOTES, natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery.
a
Current study.