Converting Potential Abdominal Hysterectomy to Vaginal One: Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the studied population.

Variables	LAVH; 𝑛=17	Abdominal hysterectomy; 𝑛=20	𝑃 value
Age (years)*
Mean ± SD	43.2±5.86	49.8±8.59	0.010
Parity*
Median (IQR)	2 (0–5)	2 (0–5)	0.619
Nulliparous	1	2
Previous pelvic surgeries** (%)	9 (53)	9 (45)	0.193
BMI (kg/m^2)*
Mean ± SD	24.8±5.86	25.9±5.86	0.473
Comorbidities
Hypertension (%)	2 (11.7)	8 (40)
Diabetes mellitus	1 (5.8)	3 (15)
Thyroid disorder	3 (17.6)	3 (15)
Bronchial asthma	0	2 (10)

∗Independent sample 𝑡-test; **Mann-Whitney test.