Comparing the experience of enhanced recovery programme for gynaecological patients undergoing laparoscopic versus open gynaecological surgery: a prospective study

Table 3 Types of procedure

Type of procedure	No. of cases (n = 144)
Laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign cases or early endometrial cancer	74
Open simple hysterectomy for benign cases (transverse and subumbilical incision)	46
Complex open surgery for staging/cytoreduction without bowel resection	23
Complex open surgery for staging/cytoreduction with bowel resection	1

The type and length of incision is known to impact patient’s recovery. Therefore, patients who had laparoscopic surgery with smaller incision have less pain and recovery quicker. Patients with a transverse and subumbilical incision would have less pain compared to patients with supraumbilical incision with complex open surgery

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