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Prospective randomized comparison between an open and closed vaginal cuff in abdominal hysterectomy
Author(s) -
Aharoni A.,
Kaner E.,
Levitan Z.,
Condrea A.,
Degani S.,
Ohel G.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/s0020-7292(98)00116-7
Subject(s) - medicine , cuff , hysterectomy , abdominal hysterectomy , incidence (geometry) , surgery , prospective cohort study , randomized controlled trial , vagina , physics , optics
Objective : To compare an operative and postoperative course of open vaginal cuff hysterectomy and closed vaginal cuff hysterectomy, and to correlate the length of stay, febrile morbidity and the incidence of pelvic fluid collections to the type of surgery. Participants : One‐hundred women scheduled for hysterectomy were prospectively randomized into two groups that underwent either a closed or an open vaginal cuff technique. Results : The open vaginal cuff technique took on average 19% more time than the closed vaginal cuff operation ( P <0.05, t ‐test). The incidence and size of pelvic fluid collections was significantly higher after the closed vaginal cuff hysterectomy than after the open technique ( P <0.01, t ‐test). However, the postoperative length of stay, febrile morbidity and the rate of complications were similar. Conclusions : Both techniques of hysterectomy produced a similar postoperative course despite the fact that the closed vaginal cuff technique resulted in a higher incidence of pelvic fluid collections. Therefore considering a shorter operation time for the closed vaginal cuff hysterectomy, this technique seems slightly preferable.