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Table 2 Surgical data and outcome measures

From: A multimodal concept for vaginal cuff closure by modification of the Bakay technique in total laparoscopic hysterectomy: a randomized clinical study

 

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

  1. aMann Whitney U test, bIndependent samples t test; cChi-square test
  2. *p value < .05