TY - JOUR
T1 - Outcomes and complications of laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy
AU - Seow, Kok Min
AU - Tsou, Chung Tsung
AU - Lin, Yu Hung
AU - Hwang, Jiann Loung
AU - Tsai, Yieh Loong
AU - Huang, Lee Wen
PY - 2006/10
Y1 - 2006/10
N2 - Objective: To report whether operative time, intraoperative complications, and rate of conversion to laparotomy decreased after physicians had acquired an additional 4 years experience with laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH). Methods: Group 1 (n = 462) included the women who underwent LAVH from May 1, 1994 to December 31, 1997, and group 2 (n = 583) included those who underwent LAVH from January 1, 1998 to December 31, 2001. Results: The mean duration of surgery in groups 1 and 2 was 146 and 114 min, respectively, and the difference was significant (P <0.0001). The overall complication rate in the last 4 years of the study was 7.1%, which was significantly lower than the 13.4% calculated for the first 4 years (P = 0.001). Conclusion: Operative time as well as rates of surgical complications and conversion to laparotomy decreased with increased surgeon experience at performing LAVH.
AB - Objective: To report whether operative time, intraoperative complications, and rate of conversion to laparotomy decreased after physicians had acquired an additional 4 years experience with laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH). Methods: Group 1 (n = 462) included the women who underwent LAVH from May 1, 1994 to December 31, 1997, and group 2 (n = 583) included those who underwent LAVH from January 1, 1998 to December 31, 2001. Results: The mean duration of surgery in groups 1 and 2 was 146 and 114 min, respectively, and the difference was significant (P <0.0001). The overall complication rate in the last 4 years of the study was 7.1%, which was significantly lower than the 13.4% calculated for the first 4 years (P = 0.001). Conclusion: Operative time as well as rates of surgical complications and conversion to laparotomy decreased with increased surgeon experience at performing LAVH.
KW - Intraoperative complications
KW - Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy
KW - LAVH
KW - Operative time
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.06.014
DO - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.06.014
M3 - Article
C2 - 16926015
AN - SCOPUS:33748162239
SN - 0020-7292
VL - 95
SP - 29
EP - 34
JO - International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
JF - International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
IS - 1
ER -