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Table 2 Surgical outcomes of the iAE and non-iAE groups

From: The clinical significance of intraoperative adverse events in laparoscopic radical hysterectomies for early-stage cervical cancer

Characteristic

iAE group

(N = 48)

Non-iAE group

(N = 147)

P value

Intraoperative outcomes

   

 Operation time, min

270 (248–291)

245 (222–270)

< 0.001

 Blood loss, mL

215 (115–270)

120 (100–140)

< 0.001

 Open conversion

2 (4.2)

0 (0.0)

0.060

Intraoperative complications

   

 Arrhythmia events

6 (12.5)

0

 

 Vessel injury

44 (91.7)

0

 

 Bladder injury

5 (10.4)

0

 

 Ureter injury

2 (4.2)

0

 

 Bowel injury

3 (6.3)

0

 

 Obturator nerve injury

1 (2.1)

0

 

Postoperative complications

22 (45.8)

6 (4.1)

< 0.001

 Haemorrhage

2 (4.2)

0 (0.0)

 

 Pelvic abscess including infected lymphocyst

4 (8.3)

0 (0.0)

 

 Urinary tract infection

7 (14.6)

4 (2.7)

 

 Ureteral stricture

3 (6.3)

0 (0.0)

 

 Urinary fistula

2 (4.2)

0 (0.0)

 

 Lymphatic leakage

1 (2.1)

2 (1.4)

 

 Ileus

1 (2.1)

0 (0.0)

 

 Wound complications

3 (6.3)

1 (0.7)

 

 Deep vein thrombosis

1 (2.1)

0 (0.0)

 

Clavien-Dindo classification

  

0.549

 I-II

18 (81.8)

6 (100.0)

 

 III-IV

4 (18.2)

0 (0.0)

 

Postoperative recovery

   

 Return of bowel movement, days

3 (2–3)

2 (2–3)

0.713

 Postoperative hospital stay, days

16 (11–21)

11 (10–13)

< 0.001

Blood transfusion

16 (33.3)

2 (1.4)

< 0.001

  1. Data were expressed as N(%) for categorical variables, median (interquartile range) for non-normally distributed continuous variables, or mean ± standard derivation for normally distributed continuous variables
  2. Abbreviations: iAE, intraoperative adverse event; OSATS, Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skill