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Table 5 Surgical outcomes of patients who returned to work after surgery

From: Comparison of rapid recovery outcomes between vNOTES hysterectomy and laparoscopic hysterectomy: a prospective study

Varies

vNOTES group

(n = 22)

LH group

(n = 76)

Test value

P

Total bleeding (mL)

65.0(50.0~100.0)

100(50.0~150.0)

-0.419

0.675

Intraoperative complications

  

3.490

0.062

 Yes

1(4.6)

0(0)

  

 No

21(95.4)

76 (100)

  

Operation duration (min)

85.0(75.0~95.0)

110.0(90.0~141.0)

-4.132

< 0.001

Postoperative exhaust (hours)

49.6 ± 10.6

71.8 ± 29.9

-4.848

< 0.001

Postoperative analgesia medicine use

  

0.150

0.698

 Yes

2(9.1)

13(12.1)

  

 No

20(90.9)

63(87.9)

  

Postoperative hospitalization (days)

8(7~9)

8(7~10)

-2.153

0.031

Postoperative first sex (months)

3(3~4.5)

4(3~6)

-1.524

0.127

Postoperative effect of sex

  

3.561

0.169

 Yes

1(4.6)

12(15.8)

  

 No

19(86.4)

50(65.8)

  

 Unwilling

2(9.2)

14(18.4)

  

Cosmestic outcomes (point)

9(8~9)

8(7~10)

-2.037

0.042

Time to return to work (months)

2(1~3.3)

3(2~6)

-2.977

0.003

  1. vNOTES, vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery; LH, laparoscopic hysterectomy