TABLE 4.

Information about the ureteric injury after hysterectomy reported to NPE ^a (2009–2019) (N = 69)

	Total	Approved compensation	Denied compensation
	N (%) 69	n (%) 10 (14.5)	n (%) 59 (85.5%)
Side of injury
Left side	31 (46.3)	4 (6.0)	27 (40.3)
Right side	30 (44.8)	4 (6.0)	26 (38.8)
Both sides	6 (9.0)	2 (3.0)	4 (6.0)
No information	2 (2.9)	0 (0.0)	2 (2.9)
Ureter identified peroperatively b (N = 63 c )
Ureter not identified	38 (60.3)	8 (12.7)	30 (47.6)
Ureter identified	19 (30.2)	2 (3.2)	17 (27.0)
Identified due the injury d	4 (6.3)	0 (0.0)	4 (6.3)
No information	2 (3.2)	0 (0.0)	2 (3.2)
Time of recognition of the ureteric injury
Peroperatively	8 (11.8)	0 (0.0)	8 (11.8)
After operation but before discharge	20 (29.3)	4 (5.9)	16 (23.6)
After discharge	40 (58.8)	6 (8.8)	34 (50.0)
No information e	1 (1.5)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.5)

^a NPE, The Norwegian System of Patient Injury Compensation.

^b Registered if documented in the description of the surgical procedure in the patient file.

^c Vaginal hysterectomy (n = 6) excluded because identification of ureter is not possible.

^d Identified as the result of hematuria at the end of the surgery.

^e The operation file was missing.