Table 2.
Surgical data and outcome measures
| Standard technique group (n = 70) |
Modified Bakay technique group (n = 78) |
Total (n = 148) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operative time (min) | 59 (50–75) | 55.5 (34–80) | 57 (34–80) | 0.001a* |
| Intraoperative blood loss (ml) | 90 (60–150) | 80 (60–180) | 90 (60–180) | 0.456a |
| Lenght of hospital stay (d) | 2 (1–4) | 2 (1–4) | 2 (1–4) | 0.949a |
| Uterine weight (g) | 258.6 ± 88.6 | 232.9 ± 102.5 | 245 ± 96.7 | 0.107b |
| Total operative time for colpotomy, extraction of uterus, and vaginal cuff closure (min) | 9 (6–11) | 9 (6–12) | 9 (6–12) | 0.441a |
| Intraoperative and postoperative complications | ||||
| Yes | 6 (8.6) | 3 (3.8) | 9 (6.1) | 0.230c |
| No | 64 (91.4) | 75 (96.2) | 139 (93.9) | |
| Preoperative vaginal length (cm) | 8 (6.5–10) | 8.5 (6.5–10) | 8 (6.5–10) | 0.502a |
| Postoperative vaginal length (cm) | 7.5 (5.5–9) | 8 (6–9.5) | 7.5 (5.5–9.5) | 0.001a* |
| Patient satisfaction by PGI-I scale on day 90 postoperatively | 2 (1–5) | 2 (1–5) | 2 (1–5) | 0.636a |
aMann Whitney U test, bIndependent samples t test; cChi-square test
*p value < .05