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Table 3 Intraoperative complications according to surgical procedure

From: The value of minilaparotomy for total hysterectomy for benign uterine disease: A comparative study with conventional Pfannenstiel and laparoscopic approaches

 

Minilaparotomy

Pfannenstiel

Laparoscopy

None

80

42

37

Bladder injury

0

2

0

Ureteral injury

0

0

1

Bowel injury

0

0

0

Vascular injury

0

0

0

Active bleeding

1

2

0

Mean difference

Pre and postoperative

Hemoglobin (gr/dl)

2.1 (SD: 1.0)

2.2 (SD: 1.4)

1.8 (sd: 1.2)

TOTAL

81

46

38

  1. N.S. for all comparisons