Comparison of Laparoscopy and Laparotomy in Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer: Early Experiences from a Developing Country

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the patients.

	Laparoscopy (n = 62)	Laparotomy (n = 66)	value
Operation time in minutes, median (range)	120 (100–140)	110 (80–125)
Body mass index (kg/m2 ± standard deviation)	27 ± 4	30 ± 5
Dissected pelvic node count, median (range)	20 (8–28)	22 (12–25)
Intraoperative blood loss (mL)	150 (50–200)	300 (200–400)
Days of hospital stay, median (range)	2.3 (2–5)	5.4 (4–7)