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Table 1 Baseline characteristics between the two groups (x ± s or n (%))

From: Transumbilical single-site laparoscopic parallel mattress suturing prevents bleeding and chronic pelvic pain in myomectomy: a retrospective cohort study of 124 cases with intramural fibroids

 

PMSa (n1 = 68)

SCSb (n2 = 56)

P value

Age (year)

35.7 ± 8.5

36.8 ± 9.1

0.514

BMI (kg/m2)

21.2 ± 3.4

20.7 ± 2.8

0.873

Fibroid size (cm)

6.4 ± 1.5

6.9 ± 1.6

0.659

Fibroid typec

III

19 (27.9%)

18 (32.1%)

0.392

IV

12 (17.6%)

13 (23.2%)

V

17 (25.0%)

11 (19.6%)

VI

20 (29.4%)

14 (25.0%)

Fibroid site

Anterior

18 (26.5%)

6 (10.7%)

0.187

Posterior

20 (29.4%)

19 (33.9%)

Fundus

16 (23.5%)

21 (37.5%)

Lateral

14 (20.6%)

10 (17.9%)

Preoperative Hb (g/L)

105.3 ± 17.2

108.5 ± 19.9

0.353

Lost of follow-upd

4 (5.9%)

2 (3.6%)

0.458

  1. aPMS: parallel mattress suture
  2. bSCS: simple continuous suture
  3. cAccording to FIGO Leiomyoma Subclassification System [17]
  4. dChronic pelvic pain was followed-up 6 months after the operation