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Table 2 Surgical outcomes

From: Cosmesis and feasibility of transvaginal natural orifice Specimen extraction (NOSE) for large organ specimen: a prospective pilot study

Variable

Value

Operating time, min

233.8 ± 78.2

Transvaginal NOSE time, min

28.3 ± 13.3

Estimated blood loss, mL

163.7 ± 162.0

Transfusion

 

Intraoperative

4 (10.5)

Postoperative

8 (21.1)

Hemoglobin level, g/dL

 

Preoperative

12.1 ± 1.6

Postoperative

10.9 ± 1.3

Preoperative-postoperative

1.1 ± 1.4

Scar

 

Port number, median (range)

5 (2–5)

Incision length, cm

1.4 ± 0.3

2 h postoperative period

 

VAS

5.3 ± 2.1

PCA amount, mL

6.9 ± 6.7

Painkiller consumption

9 (23.7)

6 h postoperative period

 

VAS

4.9 ± 1.8

PCA amount, mL

11.5 ± 4.3

Painkiller consumption

8 (21.1)

24 h postoperative period

 

VAS

3.5 ± 1.8

PCA amount, mL

29.4 ± 12.1

Painkiller consumption

12 (31.6)

48 h postoperative period

 

VAS

2.5 ± 1.5

PCA amount, mL

52.3 ± 19.3

Painkiller consumption

9 (23.7)

Postoperative complication

3 (7.9)

Acute kidney injury

1 (2.6)

Delirium

1 (2.6)

Epidermal cyst

1 (2.6)

Postoperative recovery

 

Gas passing day

2.2 ± 1.0

Hospital stay, day

6.7 ± 1.7

  1. NOSE, natural orifice specimen extraction; VAS, visual analog scale; PCA, patient-controlled analgesia
  2. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation or n (%) unless otherwise indicated.