Abdominal hysterectomy for benign disease.
Conditions
Interventions
1. Conventional surgery using suturing and clamps
2. Vessel sealing using LigaSure.
Sponsors
Jan-Paul W.R. Roovers, MD, PhD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Academic Medical Center Amsterdam
Room H4-205
PO Box 22660
1105 DD Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Phone number: +31-20-5663454
Fax number: +31-20-6963489
E-mail: j.p.roovers@amc.uva.nl
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Indication for hysterectomy is gynaecologic malignancy; 2. Indication is genital prolapse; 3. Patients undergoing concomitant surgical procedures.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Postoperative pain. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Resuming normal daily activities; 2. postoperative pelvic floor function; 3. complications; 4. blood loss; 5. duration of surgery; 6. duration of hospitalisation. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactJan-Paul W.R. Roovers
PO Box 22660
Outcome results
None listed