Postoperative Pain After Laparoscopic and Vaginal Hysterectomy for Benign Gynecologic Disease: a Randomized Trial

Overview

Journal Am J Obstet Gynecol

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Gynecology & Obstetrics

Date 2010 Jun 5

PMID 20522410

Citations 18

Authors

Fabio Ghezzi

Stefano Uccella

Antonella Cromi

Gabriele Siesto

Maurizio Serati

Giorgio Bogani

Pierfrancesco Bolis

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Abstract

Objective: To compare postoperative pain after laparoscopic and vaginal hysterectomy for benign disease.

Study Design: A prospective randomized trial was designed to compare laparoscopic hysterectomy and vaginal hysterectomy in patients with uterine volume <or=14 weeks of gestation. Postoperative pain was measured using the visual analog scale (VAS) at 1, 3, 8, and 24 hours postoperatively. Intra- and postoperative outcomes were carefully recorded, including the need for postoperative rescue doses of analgesia.

Results: A total of 82 patients were enrolled. Patients who underwent vaginal hysterectomy complained of higher postoperative pain at each VAS evaluation (VAS-1 hour, P < .0001; VAS-3 hour, P < .0001; VAS-8 hour, P < .0001; VAS-24 hour, P = .0003) with a higher need for rescue analgesia (P < .0001) and a longer hospitalization (P = .001). The other perioperative characteristics were comparable between the 2 groups.

Conclusion: Laparoscopic hysterectomy provides an advantage over vaginal hysterectomy in terms of postoperative pain, need for rescue analgesia and hospital stay, with similar perioperative outcomes.

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