A Review of Comparison of Complications of Vaginal Hysterectomy with and without Concomitant Surgery for SUI: A 5 Years’ Experience at a Tertiary Care Hospital of Pakistan
Table 3
Complication of cases (vaginal hysterectomy with TVT) and controls (vaginal hysterectomy).
Variable
Controls (vaginal hysterectomy)
Cases (vaginal hysterectomy with TVT)
value
Total
Intraoperative complication
Hemorrhage
18 (4.2%)
1 (3.6%)
0.874
19 (4%)
Urinary bladder injury
1 (0.2%)
0 (0%)
0.798
1 (0%)
Postoperative early complications (within 7 days of surgery)
Prolong length of stay
14 (3.3%)
1 (3.6%)
0.928
15 (3%)
Unplanned ICU admission
4 (0.9%)
0 (0%)
0.608
4 (1%)
Blood transfusion(s)
20 (4.7%)
0 (0%)
0.243
20 (4%)
Urinary tract infection
7 (1.6%)
2 (7.1%)
0.442
9 (2%)
Urinary retention
9 (2.1%)
0 (0%)
0.439
9 (2%)
Pelvic infection
3 (0.7%)
1 (3.6%)
0.113
4 (1%)
Nonpelvic infection
1 (0.2%)
1 (3.6%)
0.009
2 (0%)
Febrile illness
9 (2.1%)
3 (10.7%)
0.006
12 (3%)
Postoperative delayed complications (between day 8 and 6 weeks)
Cuff abscess
2 (0.5%)
1 (3.6%)
0.048
3 (1%)
Readmission
4 (0.9%)
2 (7.1%)
0.001
6 (1%)
Need for laparoscopy
2 (0.5%)
0 (0%)
0.718
2 (0%)
Medical interventions
4 (0.9%)
2 (7.1%)
0.001
6 (1%)
(between 6 weeks and 2 years ) need for 2nd procedure for POP
