Comparison of vaginal hysterectomy and laparoscopic hysterectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are various surgical approaches of hysterectomy for benign indications. This study aimed to compare vaginal hysterectomy (VH) and laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH) with respect to their complications and operative outcomes.

Methods

We selected randomised controlled trials that compared VH with LH for benign gynaecological indications. We included studies published after January 2000 in the following databases: Medline, EMBASE, and CENTRAL (The Cochrane Library). The primary outcome was comparison of the complication rate. The secondary outcomes were comparisons of operating time, blood loss, intraoperative conversion, postoperative pain, length of hospital stay and duration of recuperation. We used Review Manager 5.3 software to perform the meta-analysis.

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SUBMITTER: Lee SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6591934 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature