N=84 Age BMI (kg/m2) AAT4 (min) TOT5 (min) Hct6 drop Hb7 drop Hospital stay
Adnexal cysts1 (n=27) 37.00 ± 1.24 26.09 ± 5.00 21.70 ± 5.24 92.67 ± 31.64 2,66 ± 1,59 0.96 ± 0.52 1.59 ± 0.50
Hysterectomy2 (n=8) 48.87 ± 2.64 28.38 ± 3.79 22.75 ± 4.68 165.2 ± 31.67 3.29 ± 1.57 1.05 ± 0.47 2.00 ± 0.92
Ectopic pregnancy3 (n=6) 32.00 ± 7.18 26.95 ± 4.37 19.33 ± 7.55 82.33 ± 31.42 2.17 ± 1.89 0.67 ± 0.39 1.83 ± 0.41
Tubal ligation (n=37) 36.81 ± 3.81 26.32 ± 4.51 15.81 ± 6.47 29.11 ± 12.07 2.88 ± 1.67 0.92 ± 0.54 0.40 ± 0.50
Diagnostic laparoscopy + Tubal patency testing (n=6) 30.00 ± 5.83 26.28 ± 4.65 19.17 ± 4.71 39.50 ± 12.40 2.35 ± 1.06 0.82 ± 0.35 0.33 ± 0.52
1 Oophorectomy was performed for the post menopausal women; 2 Hysterectomies included bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy in postmenopausal women; 3 Management of ectopic pregnancy included salpingectomy, salpingostomy or tubal milking depending on the clinical situation; 4 AAT: Abdominal access time, time needed for the construction of lifting ropes; 5 TOT: Total operative time, time needed for the total operation beginning from skin incision and ending with the closure of the incision; 6 Hct: Hematocrit level change; 7 Hb: Hemoglobin
Table 1: Selected characteristics of some gynecological operations performed by Keyless Rope-Lifting Surgery (KARS). The results are presented as mean ± standard deviation.