Walid E Mohammed1, Fekrya Salama2, Ahmed Tharwat2, Ibrahim Mohamed2, Ahmed ElMaraghy2. 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Abbasia, Cairo, Egypt. walidbasuony@gmail.com. 2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Abbasia, Cairo, Egypt.
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OBJECTIVE: To compare surgical outcomes, postoperative complications and costs between vaginal hysterectomy and laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy in cases of large uteri. METHODS: Prospective randomized controlled trial done at Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital, where 50 patients were recruited and divided into two equal groups (each 25 patients). First group underwent vaginal hysterectomy, and the second underwent laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy. RESULTS: Patient characteristics were similar in both groups. As for surgical outcomes, estimated intraoperative blood loss (P = 0.90), operative time (P = 0.48), preoperative hemoglobin (P = 0.09), postoperative hemoglobin (P = 0.42), and operative complications (P = 1.0) did not differ between the two groups. The hospital costs (converted from Egyptian pound to U.S. dollars) were significantly higher in case of LAVH group [VH: $1060.86 ($180.09) versus LAVH: $1560.5 ($220.57), P value <0.001]. No significant difference exists in the duration of postoperative hospital stay between the two groups [VH: 49.92 h (28.50) versus LAVH: 58.56 (27.78), P = 0.28] or the actual uterine weight measured postoperatively [VH: 350.72 g (71.78) versus LAVH: 385.96 g (172.52), P = 0.35]. CONCLUSION: Both vaginal hysterectomy and laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy are safe procedures in cases of large uteri with no significant difference between them except in terms of costs as VH appears to be more cost effective. CLINICAL TRIALS.GOV: NCT02826304.
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OBJECTIVE: To compare surgical outcomes, postoperative complications and costs between vaginal hysterectomy and laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy in cases of large uteri. METHODS: Prospective randomized controlled trial done at Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital, where 50 patients were recruited and divided into two equal groups (each 25 patients). First group underwent vaginal hysterectomy, and the second underwent laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy. RESULTS:Patient characteristics were similar in both groups. As for surgical outcomes, estimated intraoperative blood loss (P = 0.90), operative time (P = 0.48), preoperative hemoglobin (P = 0.09), postoperative hemoglobin (P = 0.42), and operative complications (P = 1.0) did not differ between the two groups. The hospital costs (converted from Egyptian pound to U.S. dollars) were significantly higher in case of LAVH group [VH: $1060.86 ($180.09) versus LAVH: $1560.5 ($220.57), P value <0.001]. No significant difference exists in the duration of postoperative hospital stay between the two groups [VH: 49.92 h (28.50) versus LAVH: 58.56 (27.78), P = 0.28] or the actual uterine weight measured postoperatively [VH: 350.72 g (71.78) versus LAVH: 385.96 g (172.52), P = 0.35]. CONCLUSION: Both vaginal hysterectomy and laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy are safe procedures in cases of large uteri with no significant difference between them except in terms of costs as VH appears to be more cost effective. CLINICAL TRIALS.GOV: NCT02826304.
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Costs; Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy; Large uterus; Vaginal hysterectomy
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