Table 3: Surgery outcomes associated with route of hysterectomy in women with benign indications (Vancouver Coastal Health and Providence Health Care regions, British Columbia, 2007–2011)

Surgery outcome	Hysterectomy approach; no. (%) of patients*			p value	Minimally invasive hysterectomy†	p value
	Vaginal	Laparoscopic	Abdominal		Minimally invasive hysterectomy†
	n = 1113	n = 974	n = 2285		n = 2087
Operative time (min; median, IQR)	100 (76−130)	140 (110−181)	100 (78−132)	< 0.0001	118 (88−96)	< 0.0001
Length of stay in hospital (d; median, IQR)	2 (1−3)	1 (1−2)	3 (2−3)	< 0.0001	2 (1−2)	< 0.0001
Hospital stay > 7 d	6 (0.5)	2 (0.2)	14 (0.6)	0.3	8 (0.4)	0.3
Return to emergency department after discharge	21 (1.9)	31 (3.2)	67 (2.9)	0.1	52 (2.5)	0.4
Readmission to hospital	30 (2.7)	43 (4.4)	99 (4.3)	0.05	73 (3.5)	0.2

Note: IQR = interquartile range. *Unless otherwise indicated. †Minimally invasive hysterectomies include vaginal and laparoscopic hysterectomies.