Table 2: Characteristics of Hysterectomies.

Variable Frequency (N = 410) Percentage (%) Days/Years

Routes of hysterectomy

Laparotomy

Vaginal

Laparoscopy


326

60

24

79.5

14.6

5.9

Types of Hysterectomy

Total hysterectomy

Radical Hysterectomy (Piver II or III)

Sub-total hysterectomy


393

16

1


95.9

3.9

0.2

Associated operations

Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

Unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

Total


107

18

125


26.1

4.4

30.5

Types of Abdominal incision

Low transverse

Midline

Total


269

57

326


65.6

13.9

79.5

Mean hospital length of stay

X ± SD (days)

Interquartile range (days)

6.07 ± 1.92


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Mean hospital length of stay by route of operation (days)

Laparotomy

Vaginal

Laparoscopy


6.34 ± 2

5.02 ± 1.09

5.08 ± 1.08

Mean work experience of gynecologists (years)

Interquartile range (years)

8.6 ± 1.1

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