Laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy in women of all weights and the effects of weight on complications

Chung Chang Shen*, Te Yao Hsu, Fu Jen Huang, Eng Yen Huang, Hsuan Wei Huang, Hung Yao Chang, Chih Yang Chang, Hsu Huei Weng, Hsueh Wen Chang, Shiuh Young Chang

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Abstract

Study Objective. To compare intraoperative and postoperative complication rates for laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) between women classified as obese, normal weight, or very thin based on body mass index (BMI). Design. Retrospective cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification II-3). Setting. University hospital. Patients. Six hundred seventy women (162 with BMI >25, 34 with BMI <18.5, 474 with BMI 18.5-25 kg/m2). Intervention. LAVH. Measurements and Main Results. For women with high BMIs, 34 procedures (21.0%) were converted to laparotomy, compared with 48 (10.1%) for women of normal body weight and 3 (8.8%) for those with low BMI (p = 0.001). Average blood loss was 299.3 ± 87.8, 219.1 ± 57.5, and 231.8 ± 65.9 ml, respectively (p <0.001). Very thin women had similar intraoperative and postoperative complication rates (8.8%) as women of normal body weight (8.6%) and obese women (11.1%). Conclusion. Obese women had increased likelihood of conversion to laparotomy and greater blood loss after LAVH than nonobese women. Very thin women had similar intraoperative and postoperative complication rates as women of normal body weight and obese women.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)468-473
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
Volume9
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 2002
Externally publishedYes

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