Vaginal hysterectomy and multimodal anaesthesia with bipolar vessel sailing (Biclamp forceps) versus conventional suture technique: quality results' analysis.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Leo, Livio; Riboni, Francesca; Gambaro, Carlo; Surico, Daniela; Surico, Nicola
- Source
- Archives of Gynecology & Obstetrics. Apr2012, Vol. 285 Issue 4, p1025-1029. 5p. 3 Charts.
- Subject
- *VAGINAL hysterectomy
*ANESTHESIA
*SUTURES
*LAPAROSCOPIC surgery
*ABDOMINAL surgery
*COST effectiveness
*RANDOMIZED controlled trials
- Language
- ISSN
- 0932-0067
Purpose: The medical and economic benefits of the transvaginal approach over the abdominal and laparoscopic methods are demonstrated in many studies. Vaginal hysterectomy with bipolar vessel sailing (BiClamp) represents an example of mininvasive surgery and could be a valid and cost-benefit alternative in the surgical treatment of benign gynaecologic disease. BiClamp may be carried out according to Clavè's technique with a good result in postoperative pain. Methods: Prospective randomized study (Canadian Task Force classification I). We compared the vaginal hysterectomy with salpingo-oophorectomies with BiClamp and multimodal anaesthesia (group A 30 patients) with vaginal hysterectomy with salpingo-oophorectomies and spinal anaesthesia (group B 30 patients). Results: The median operating time was 33.5 min for group A and 54.5 min for group B ( p < 0.0001). The median blood loss was 59.25 ml in group A and 81.75 ml in group B. The median hospital stay was 1.6 ± 0.58 days for group A and 2.55 ± 0.66 days for group B. Postoperative pain was statistically different between groups in the immediate postoperatory times, at 2 and at 6 h from the surgery and at 10 p.m. ( p < 0.0001). Analyses of cost-effectiveness have stated advantages in terms of costs and indirect-direct benefits but also in earlier resumption of working. Conclusions: BiClamp technique with multimodal anaesthesia has advantages from surgical, anaesthesiology and economic point of view. It is a minimally invasive surgery characterised by lower morbidity, quicker surgery times and reduced costs when compared to classical vaginal hysterectomy. BiClamp technique represents a new border in vaginal surgery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]