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Does obesity affect the vaginal hysterectomy outcomes?

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Abstract

Objective

To evaluate the effects of obesity on the perioperative outcomes in women who underwent vaginal hysterectomy.

Study design

In this retrospective cohort study of all women who underwent vaginal hysterectomy for benign disorders at Temple University from January 1997 to December 2002, perioperative indices were compared between 149 obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) and 175 non-obese women (BMI < 30 kg/m2).

Results

The groups were similar with respect to age, parity, uterine weight, race, surgical indication, and previous pelvic surgery. Among medical conditions, hypertension and diabetes were significantly more common in obese women. Conversion to laparotomy occurred at similar rates in both obese (3.3%) and non-obese (5.7%) women. There was no significant difference between the groups regarding the operative time, length of hospital stay, transfusion rate, perioperative hemoglobin change, and perioperative complications (p < 0.05).

Conclusion

Obesity does not affect the perioperative outcomes and surgical complications of vaginal hysterectomy.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA, 01199, USA

    Ozgur H. Harmanli

  2. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Vani Dandolu, Ebru F. Isik & Uma R. Panganamamula

  3. Temple University Center for Statistical and Information Science, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Jeffrey Lidicker

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Harmanli, O.H., Dandolu, V., Isik, E.F. et al. Does obesity affect the vaginal hysterectomy outcomes?. Arch Gynecol Obstet 283, 795–798 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1422-4

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