Challenges of Longevity: Safety of Vaginal and Laparoscopic Urogynecological Procedures in Septuagenarians and Older Patients

Table 2

Intraoperative data.

Age group (y/o)	<70		≥70
		[]		[]	value
Duration of surgery (min)
All procedures	91.06 ± 65.57	[278]	96.64 ± 64.35	[129]	0.643
POP procedures	109.32 ± 59.75	[167]	101.24 ± 60.93	[110]	0.643
UI procedures	39.84 ± 35.09	[86]	33.09 ± 21.05	[11]	0.634
Combined procedures	140 [67.50–219.50]	[25]	60.50 [40.75–233.75]	[8]	0.643
Intraoperative complications	7 (2.5%)	[278]	3 (2.3%)	[129]	1
Bladder injury	4 (57.1%)	[7]	2 (66.7%)	[3]
Rectal injury	1 (14.3%)	[7]	0 (0.0%)	[3]
Uterine perforation	0 (0.0%)	[7]	1 (33.3%)	[3]
Emphysema	1 (14.3%)	[7]	0 (0.0%)	[3]
High ventilation pressure	1 (14.3%)	[7]	0 (0.0%)	[3]

Data are presented as average ± standard deviation or median and [IQR].
Statistical test: = t-test; = Mann–Whitney U test; = Fischer’s exact test.