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Table 3 Postoperative parameters of patients with mini-laparotomy vs. laparoscopic/robotic approach

From: Postoperative complications and unanticipated healthcare encounters following mini-laparotomy vs. laparoscopic/robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy: a comparative retrospective study

 

Laparoscopic/robotic

(N = 90)

Mini-laparotomy

(N = 26)

p-value

 

n

%

n

%

Complications during hospital admission

None

77

85.6

25

96.1

0.187

Nausea/vomiting

7

7.8

1

3.8

0.681

Pain

1

1.1

0

0.0

1.000

Hypotension

1

1.1

0

0.0

1.000

Desaturation

3

3.3

0

0.0

1.000

Dizziness

5

5.6

0

0.0

0.586

Immediate postoperative urinary retention

12

13.3

2

7.7

0.732

Discharge on day of surgery

62

53.4

16

61.5

0.348

Unanticipated healthcare encounters within 30 days of surgery*

Clinic

8

8.9

5

19.2

0.163

ED

7

7.8

1

3.8

0.681

Phone calls

24

26.7

3

11.5

0.108

Reoperation

1

1.11

0

0.00

1.0000

Urgent care

1

0.5

1

1.4

0.442

Complications within 30 days of surgery

None

87

96.7

26

100.0

1.000

UTI

2

2.2

0

0.0

Reoperation due to port site hernia

1

1.1

0

0.0

  1. All data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%)
  2. Note ED, emergency department; UTI, urinary tract infection