Table 3

Rate and number of complications in various hysterectomies in 1996 and 2006

	Abdominal					Vaginal					Laparoscopic
	1996 (N=5875)		2006 (N=1255)			1996 (N=1801)		2006 (N=2345)			1996 (N=2434)		2006 (N=1679)
	Per cent	N	Per cent	N	p Value	Per cent	N	Per cent	N	p Value	Per cent	N	Per cent	N	p Value
Organ injury
Ureter	0.2	9	0.3	4	0.212	–	0	0.04	1	0.381	1.1	27	0.3	5	0.004
Bladder	0.5	29	0.9	11	0.099	0.2	4	0.6	14	0.069	1.3	31	1.0	17	0.443
Bowel	0.2	12	0.2	3	0.807	0.5	9	0.1	2	0.010	0.4	9	0.4	7	0.811
Total/patient	0.9	50	1.4	18	0.054	0.7	13	0.7	17	0.991	2.8	67	1.7	29	0.032
Infection
Wound	3.1	180	2.4	30	0.200			0.9	20	<0.001	0.7	17	1.5	25	0.013
Urinary	4.2	245	2.2	28	0.001	7.3	129	1.5	36	<0.001	2.6	63	0.7	11	<0.001
Unknown fever	2.6	152	2.5	32	0.939	3.4	62	0.9	22	<0.001	3.2	79	1.4	23	<0.001
Pelvic*	0.3	19	0.8	10	0.017	2.0	36	2.2	51	0.695	1.9	47	3.2	54	0.009
Total/patient†	9.9	583	7.7	97	0.016	12.3	222	5.2	122	<0.001	8.3	201	6.7	113	0.070
Tromboemblic	0.2	9	0.1	1	0.528	0.2	4	0.04	1	0.099	0.3	7	–	0	0.028
Haemorrhage	3.8	221	3.3	42	0.479	4.4	79	4.9	114	0.472	4.4	107	6.4	108	0.004
Total/patient†	16.2	952	19.2	241	0.010	22.2	400	11.7	275	<0.001	17.0	413	15.4	258	0.172

*Pelvic infection data from 1996 comprise all intra-abdominal and vaginal infections, whereas in 2006 was defined as abscess or haematoma.
†Number of patients. A patient may have had more than one complication.