Clinical Study

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

Table 2

Operative characteristics.

Group A, laparoscopic ( )Group B, robotic ( )Group C, vaginal ( )

Docking time (min)
25
 Mean (SD)21.5 (10.48)
 95% CI(17.2, 25.9)
 Range(4, 50)

Room time (min)<.0001
342511
 Mean (SD)281.4 (67.01)378.1 (91.45)218.5 (61.86)
 95% CI(258.0, 304.8)(340.4, 415.9)(176.9, 260.0)
 Range(172, 504)(207, 529)(117, 310)

Operative time (min)<.0001
342511
 Mean (SD)216.3 (62.74)298.8 (89.70)163.5 (61.89)
 95% CI(194.4, 238.2)(261.8, 335.9)(121.9, 205.0)
 Range(132, 452)(127, 466)(70, 254)

Operative time not including morcellation (min)<.0001
342511
 Mean (SD)208.3 (59.01)286.2 (82.87)163.5 (61.89)
 95% CI(187.7, 228.9)(252.0, 320.5)(121.9, 205.0)
 Range(132, 452)(127, 466)(70, 254)

Type of cases
 Teaching cases34 (100%)10 (40.00%)11 (100%)<.0001
 Nonteaching cases15 (60.00%)

Estimated blood loss (cc)0.0505
342511
 Mean (SD)242.7 (211.37)137.4 (107.50)243.2 (127.52)
 95% CI(168.9, 316.4)(93.0, 181.8)(157.5, 328.9)
 Range(50, 1000)(20, 400)(50, 500)

Length of stay (days)0.1280
342511
 Mean (SD)2.3 (1.06)1.8 (0.88)2.0 (1.00)
 95% CI(1.9, 2.7)(1.4, 2.1)(1.3, 2.7)
 Range(1, 5)(1, 4)(1, 4)

Conversions0.8317
 Yes2 (5.88%)2 (8.00%)
 No32 (94.12%)23 (92.00%)11 (100%)

Intraoperative complications0.8610
 029 (85.29%)20 (83.33%)11 (100%)
 14 (11.76%)3 (12.50%)
 21 (2.94%)1 (4.17%)

Postoperative complications0.8883
 024 (85.29%)20 (80.00%)8 (72.73%)
 19 (26.47%)4 (16.00%)3 (27.27%)
 21 (2.94%)1 (4.00%)

Challenges0.0056
 Yes12 (35.29%)14 (56.00%)
 No22 (64.71%)11 (44.00%)11 (100%)