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STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine the surgical time, suture time, presence of postoperative dyspareunia, and complications that occur after closing the vaginal cuff with a barbed suture compared with conventional suture. DESIGN: A randomized, controlled clinical trial (Canadian Task Force classification I). SETTING: Private gynecologic clinic in Medellin, Colombia. PATIENTS: One hundred fifty women who underwent total laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign pathology. INTERVENTIONS: The patients underwent total laparoscopic hysterectomy with intracorporeal closure of the vaginal cuff and were randomized to 2 groups, 1 using a barbed suture (V-Loc 90; Medtronic/Covidien, New Haven, CT) and 1 using polyglactin 910 (coated Vicryl suture; Ethicon/Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ). MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: The total operative time, closing time of the vaginal vault, presence of complications in the cuff, and incidence of postoperative dyspareunia were recorded. The patients were evaluated at a postoperative office visit 2 weeks after the procedure and by telephone interview at 24 weeks. Seventy-five patients were included in the barbed suture group and 75 patients in the polyglactin 910 group. The average time to complete the suture of the vaginal cuff was 12.01 minutes (± 5.37 standard deviation) for the barbed suture group versus 13.49 minutes (± 6.48) in the polyglactin 910 group (95% confidence interval, -.44 to 3.4; pâ¯=â¯.130). Blood loss was 31.56 ± 22.93 mL in the barbed suture group versus 30.82 ± 21.75 mL in the polyglactin 910 group (95% confidence interval, -7.95 to 6.47; pâ¯=â¯.840). The frequency of postoperative events such as hematoma, cellulitis, cuff dehiscence, fever, emergency consultation, and hospitalization was not statistically significant between groups. No statistically significant difference was found regarding deep dyspareunia at 24 postoperative weeks. CONCLUSION: No differences were found in surgical time or frequency of adverse events when comparing patients after vaginal cuff closure with barbed suture versus polyglactin 910.
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Histerectomia/métodos , Técnicas de Sutura , Doenças Uterinas/cirurgia , Vagina/cirurgia , Técnicas de Fechamento de Ferimentos , Adulto , Colômbia/epidemiologia , Dispareunia/epidemiologia , Dispareunia/etiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Histerectomia/efeitos adversos , Histerectomia/estatística & dados numéricos , Incidência , Laparoscopia/efeitos adversos , Laparoscopia/métodos , Laparoscopia/estatística & dados numéricos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Duração da Cirurgia , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/epidemiologia , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/etiologia , Período Pós-Operatório , Estruturas Criadas Cirurgicamente/patologia , Técnicas de Sutura/efeitos adversos , Técnicas de Sutura/estatística & dados numéricos , Suturas/efeitos adversos , Resultado do Tratamento , Doenças Uterinas/epidemiologia , Vagina/patologia , Técnicas de Fechamento de Ferimentos/efeitos adversos , Técnicas de Fechamento de Ferimentos/estatística & dados numéricosRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To determine if transversus abdominis plane anesthetic blockage (TAP block) diminishes early postoperative pain scores and facilitates ambulatory management following total laparoscopic hysterectomy. DESIGN: Randomized triple blind trial. SETTING: Gynecological endoscopy unit at a referral center for laparoscopic surgery. POPULATION: A total of 197 patients. METHODS: Comparison of a treatment group receiving TAP block with bupivacaine 0.25% and placebo group with comparably placed bilateral injection of sterile saline solution. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Pain scores at discharge 24, 48 and 72 h after surgery, opioid requirement after procedure. RESULTS: Patients who had TAP block had a significant reduction in their pain score at discharge compared with the placebo group (p = 0.017). There were no significant differences in the pain scores between groups at 24 h (95% CI 1.36-0.133, p = 0.237), 48 h (95% CI 0.689-0.465, p = 0.702) and 72 h (95% CI -0.631 to 0.223, p = 0.347). No differences were found between the groups regarding opioid requirements following the procedure (χ(2) = 3.62, p = 0.46). CONCLUSION: Although TAP block after a total laparoscopic hysterectomy reduced the pain score at discharge compared with placebo, its role in this setting is debatable due to the possible lack of clinical significance of the small difference found.