Table IV.

Patient experience: Postal questionnaire at 6 weeks post laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Questionnaire (6-12 weeks following discharge) n: 62/128 (%):	Short-stay hysterectomy (<23hr) (n=45/104)	>23hr stay (n=17/24)	RR [95% CI]	P
Accurate pre-op information n (%):
Yes	42 (93)	12 (71)	1.3 [0.96-1.81]	0.08
No	2 (4)	3 (18)
Not sure	1 (2)	2 (12)
Nurse phone within 2 days from discharge n (%):
Yes	17 (38)	1 (6)	6.4 [0.92-44.6]	0.06
No	23 (51)	16 (94)
Not sure	5 (11)	0
Return to hospital within 6 weeks from discharge n (%):
Yes	5 (11)	2 (12)	0.4 [0.02-5.70]	0.9
No	38 (84)	15 (88)
Not sure	2 (4)	0
GP review within 6 weeks from discharge n (%):
Yes	1 (0.1)	1 (6)	0.4 [0.02-5.70]	0.5
No	43 (96)	16 (94)
Not sure	1 (2)	0
Prefer prolonged hospital stay n (%):
Yes	6 (13)	8 (47)	0.3 [1.12-0.74]	0.009
No	38 (84)	7 (41)	2.2 [1.20-3.93]	0.01
Not sure	1 (2)	3 (18)
Adequate pain relief n (%):
Yes	39 (87)	12 (71)	1.2 [0.88-1.70]	0.2
No	6 (13)	5 (29)
Not sure	0	0
Satisfied with short-stay hysterectomy n (%):
Very Happy	34 (76)	6 (35)	0.5 [0.2-0.9]	0.02
Happy	10 (22)	8 (47)	2.1 [1.0-4.5]	0.05
Not happy	1 (2)	5 (29)