Psychological wellbeing after laparoscopic and abdominal hysterectomy—a randomised controlled multicentre study

P Persson, Klaas Wijma, Mats Hammar, Preben Kjølhede
In: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 2006 · vol. 113(9) , pp. 1023–1030 · doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.01025.x · PMID:16956334 · W2115024092
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This study found that laparoscopic and abdominal hysterectomy result in similar psychological wellbeing at 6 months post-operation, with laparoscopy offering shorter hospital stays and sick-leave despite longer operating times.

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OBJECTIVE: To compare laparoscopic hysterectomy and abdominal total hysterectomy regarding influence on postoperative psychological wellbeing and surgical measures. DESIGN: A prospective, open, randomised multicentre trial. SETTING: Five hospitals in the South East of Sweden. POPULATION: Hundred and twenty-five women scheduled for hysterectomy for benign conditions were enrolled in the study, and 119 women completed the study. Fifty-six women were randomised to abdominal hysterectomy and 63 to laparoscopic hysterectomy. METHODS: Psychometric tests measuring general wellbeing, depression and anxiety preoperatively and 5 weeks and 6 months postoperatively. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Effects of operating method on the psychological wellbeing postoperatively. Analysis of data regarding operating time, peroperative and postoperative complications, blood loss, hospital stay and recovery time. RESULTS: No significant differences in the scores were observed between the two groups in any of the four psychometric tests. Both the surgical methods were associated with a significantly higher degree of psychological wellbeing 5 weeks postoperatively compared with preoperatively. The operating time was significantly longer for the laparoscopic hysterectomy group, but the duration of the stay in hospital and sick-leave were significantly shorter for laparoscopic hysterectomy group compared with the abdominal hysterectomy group. CONCLUSIONS: General psychological wellbeing is equal after laparoscopic and abdominal hysterectomy within 6 months after the operation. The advantages of the laparoscopic hysterectomy are the shorter stay in hospital and shorter sick-leave, but these issues must be balanced by a longer duration of the operation.

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