Comparison of Perioperative Outcomes of Total Laparoscopic and Robotically Assisted Hysterectomy for Benign Pathology during Introduction of a Robotic Program

Table 1

Preoperative characteristics.

	Group A, laparoscopic (𝑛=34)	Group B, robotic (𝑛=25)	Group C, vaginal (𝑛=11)	𝑃
Age				0.2101
𝑁	34	25	11
Mean (SD)	42.5 (8.78)	46.6 (7.54)	44.1 (10.72)
95% CI	(39.4, 45.5)	(43.5, 49.7)	(36.9, 51.3)
Range	(27, 60)	(30, 64)	(32, 63)
Body mass index				0.2925
More than 30	20 (58.82%)	16 (64.00%)	4 (36.36%)
Less than 30	14 (41.18%)	9 (36.00%)	7 (63.64%)
Uterine weight (g)				0.0043
Less than 250 g	29 (85.29%)	14 (56.00%)	11 (100%)
More than 250 g	5 (14.71%)	11 (44.00%)
Race				0.1534
African American	7 (20.59%)	12 (48.00%)	2 (18.18%)
White	21 (61.76%)	10 (40.00%)	8 (72.73%)
Hispanic	6 (17.65%)	3 (12.00%)	1 (9.09%)
Prior pelvic or abdominal surgery				0.3523
None	8 (23.53%)	6 (24.00%)	6 (54.55%)
1 occurrence	14 (41.18%)	11 (44.00%)	3 (27.27%)
2 and more occurrences	12 (35.29%)	8 (32.00%)	2 (18.18%)
Type of surgery				<.0001
1	31 (91.18%)	21 (84.00%)	3 (27.27%)
2 and more	3 (8.82%)	4 (16.00%)	8 (72.73%)
Indication for surgery
Adnexal mass	3	7	0
Endometriosis	2	1	0
Abnormal uterine bleeding	9	3	0
Hyperplasia	1	0	0
Dysplasia	13	1	3
Leiomyomas	10	11	0
SUI	2	2	4
Chronic pelvic pain	3	1	0
Adenomyosis	2	10	1
Pelvic prolapse	0	0	7
Other	2	6	3