Open AccessLAPAROSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY
Author(s) -
Sardar Alfareed Zafar,
Javed Iqbal,
Tomoko Tahira,
Naureen Javed,
Shagufta Noor
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2018.25.01.532
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal hysterectomy , hysterectomy , laparoscopic hysterectomy , blood loss , surgery , gynecology
Hysterectomy is one of the most frequently performed gynaecological procedurein female. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the outcome between totallaparoscopic hysterectomy and abdominal hysterectomy regarding blood loss during surgery,surgical time and postoperative hospital stay. Settings: Department of Gynecology & ObstetricsAllied Hospital, Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad. Period: 1st January 2016 - 31stDecember 2016 (1 Year). Study Design: Randomized control Study. Material & Methods: Theethical committee of Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad approved the study protocol. Thepatient demographical characteristics were similar in both groups. 112 patients were enrolled.Including 56 case of total laparoscopic hysterectomy and 56 cases of abdominal hysterectomywhich meets inclusion criteria. Result: Average blood loss in TLH was 83.09+10.74ml while itwas 387.88+59.54ml in TAH. When both groups were compared regarding operative time, itwas 76.73+20.2min in TLH while it was 84.7+19.9 in TAH. Postoperative stay in the hospitalwas 1.25+0.44 days in TLH while it was 5.72+0.83 in TAH. Conclusion: The laparoscopichysterectomy is a modern surgical method in current gynecological practice. With increasingexperience and good collaboration of surgical team, time duration can be shortened and bloodloss can be reduced to negligible.