Table 2.
Surgery Characteristics and persistent pelvic pain 6 months after hysterectomy
| Pain improved (n=111) |
Persistent pain (n=15) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hysterectomy Indication (may have >1) | |||
| Abnormal uterine bleeding | 65 (59.1) | 10 (66.7) | 0.57 |
| Fibroids | 34 (30.9) | 5 (33.3) | 0.85 |
| Chronic Pelvic Pain | 27 (24.5) | 3 (20.0) | 0.70 |
| Dysmenorrhea | 18 (16.4) | 2 (13.3) | 0.76 |
| Prolapse | 19 (17.3) | 13 (13.3) | 0.70 |
| Mode of Surgery | |||
| Open | 8 (7.3) | 0 | |
| Laparoscopic or Robotic | 74 (67.3) | 12 (13.3) | 0.46 |
| Vaginal | 28 (25.5) | 3 (46.9) | |
| Uterine Weight (grams) | 256.0 ± 337.5 | 216.5 ± 161.9 | 0.66 |
| Surgical Complications | |||
| Intraoperative complication | 2 (1.9) | 0 | 0.89 |
| Postoperative complication | 5 (4.9) | 1 (6.7) | 0.77 |
| Endometriosis identified at time of hysterectomy, yes | 14 (13.2) | 5 (33.3) | 0.05 |
| Stage of Endometriosis at time of hysterectomy | 92 (86.8) | 10 (66.7) | 0.009 |
| 0 | 13 (12.3) | 3 (20.0) | |
| 1-2 | 1 (0.94) | 2 (13.3) | |
| 3-4 | |||
| Presence of Adhesions | |||
| None | 66 (61.1) | 10 (77.4) | 0.51 |
| Moderate | 31 (28.7) | 2 (16.13) | |
| Severe | 11 (10.2) | 2 (6.45) | |
| Surgical menopause at completion of hysterectomy | 9 (8.2) | 0 | 0.12 |
| Adenomyosis on pathology | 46 (44.7) | 9 (60.0) | 0.27 |
| Fibroids on pathology | 52 (50.5) | 12 (80.0) | 0.03 |
All values are reported as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation