LAparoscopic Versus Abdominal hysterectomy (LAVA): protocol of a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is uncertainty about the advantages and disadvantages of laparoscopic hysterectomy compared with abdominal hysterectomy, particularly the relative rate of complications of the two procedures. While uptake of laparoscopic hysterectomy has been slow, the situation is changing with greater familiarity, better training, better equipment and increased proficiency in the technique. Thus, a large, robust, multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) is needed to compare contemporary laparoscopic hysterectomy with abdominal hysterectomy to determine the safest and most cost-effective technique.

Methods and analysis

A parallel, open, non-inferiority, multicentre, randomised controlled, expertise-based surgery trial with integrated health economic evaluation and an

SUBMITTER: Antoun L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10481847 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature