Complications of Uterine Fibroids and Their Management, Surgical Management of Fibroids, Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy versus Hysterectomy, Haemorrhage, Adhesions, and Complications
Table 2
Myoma and surgical procedure outcome of the study participants.
Group I
Group II
value
195 patients
140 patients
Infiltration of myometrium (no. of patients)
18 (17.6%)
10 (14.9%)
>0.05
Total operative laparoscopic time (minutes)
60 ± 7.2 (53–67)
97 ± 8.9 (89–105)
<0.05
Intrasurgical blood loss (mL)
140 ± 4.7 (135–145)
175 ± 6.8 (168–182)
>0.05
Catheter inside pelvis for postsurgical drainage (no. of patients)
78 (40%)
51 (36.4%)
>0.05
Need for painkiller drugs (no. of patients)
81 (41.5%)
56 (40%)
>0.05
Fever (no. of patients with fever > 38°C after 24 hours and for the first 2 days of hospitalization)
22 (11.2%)
13 (9.2%)
>0.05
Therapeutic postoperative antibiotics administration (no. of patients)
16 (8.2%)
9 (6.4%)
>0.05
Duration of hospital stay: discharging in 24 hours (no. of patients)
140 (71.7%)
99 (70.7%)
>0.05
Duration of hospital stay: discharging in 48 hours (no. of patients)
55 (28.2%)
41 (29.2%)
>0.05
US hematoma (>3 cm) detected in myometrium (no. of patients)
13 (6.6%)
8 (5.7%)
>0.05
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or median range.
