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Table 2 Surgical characteristics of sample by method of sterilization

From: The effect of obesity on intraoperative complication rates with hysteroscopic compared to laparoscopic sterilization: a retrospective cohort study

 

Total

Laparoscopic

Hysteroscopic

p-value

Type of anesthesia

 General

630 (89.2)

433 (100)

197 (72.2)

<0.0001

 Local only

8 (1.1)

0

8 (2.9)

 

 Spinal

9 (1.3)

0

9 (3.3)

 

 Intravenous sedation

59 (8.4)

0

59 (21.6)

 

Surgical time (minutes)

 Median (IQR)

23 (15–34)

29 (21–40)

15 (11–22)

<0.0001

Recovery time (minutes)

 Median (IQR)

70 (58–89)

72 (60–90)

66 (55–86)

0.005

Estimated blood loss (cc)

 Median (IQR)

10 (5–20)

10 (5–20)

5 (5–10)

<0.0001

  1. Number (%). Numbers may not sum to total due to missing data: anesthesia type (n = 4, 0.6 %), and estimated blood loss (n = 17, 2.4 %) IQR = interquartile range