The Feasibility of Societal Cost Equivalence between Robotic Hysterectomy and Alternate Hysterectomy Methods for Endometrial Cancer
Table 1
Cohort characteristics. Number and % or mean and standard deviation (range).
Characteristics
TAH (31.2%)
TLH (50.4%)
TRH (18.4%)
Age (years)
61.9, 9.2 (43–87)
59.9, 10.4 (34–91)
58.2, 7.57 (43–74)
BMI (kg/m2)
35.7, 10.1 (16.7–69.4)
29.8*, 7.5 (19.7–59.2)
40.5*, 11.0 (18.6–61.4)
Prior laparotomy
32 (46.4%)
35 (31.5%)
19 (46.3%)
Prior laparoscopy
13 (19.7%)
11 (10.5%)
10 (23.8%)
Adhesions
24 (32.9%)
17 (14.4%)
17 (39.5%)
Uterine weight (g)
243.5, 330.12 (25–2170)
134.4, 101.4 (34–704)
176.3, 153.34 (45.5–905)
Lymph Node Dissection (LND)
54 (74.0%)*
45 (38.5%)
16 (37.9%)
TAH: total abdominal hysterectomy, TLH: total laparoscopic hysterectomy, and TRH: total robotic hysterectomy; standard deviation reported where % does not occur. *.