Reference, Year

N

Compared groups

Type of surgery

Type of hysterectomy

Thakar et al., 2002

Total

91

86

177

Hysterectomy

Hysterectomy

Abdominal laparoscopic

Abdominal laparoscopic

Subtotal

Total

Ellsrom et al., 2003

Total

38

36

74

Hysterectomy

Hysterectomy

Abdominal laparoscopic

Abdominal laparoscopic

Total

Total

Zobbe et al., 2004

Total

161

158

319

Hysterectomy

Hysterectomy

Abdominal laparoscopic

Abdominal laparoscopic

Subtotal

Total

Kuppermann et al., 2004

Total

31

32

63

Hysterectomy

MTa

No reference

-

Total

-

Kuppermann et al., 2005

Total

68

67

135

Hysterectomy

Hysterectomy

Abdominal laparoscopic

Abdominal laparoscopic

Subtotal

Total

Flory et al., 2006

Total

32

31

30

40

133

Hysterectomy

Hysterectomy

SVSb

HCNSc

Vaginal laparoscopic

Abdominal laparoscopic

Abdominal laparoscopic

-

Total

Subtotal

-

-

Hehenkamp et al., 2007

Total

75

81

156

Hysterectomy

UAEd

Abdominal and vaginal (laparoscopic)

Total e Subtotal

Thakar et al., 2008

Total

91

90

181

Hysterectomy

Hysterectomy

Abdominal laparoscopic

Abdominal laparoscopic

Subtotal

Total

Gorlero et al., 2008

Total

51

54

105

Hysterectomy

Hysterectomy

Abdominal laparoscopic

Abdominal laparoscopic

Subtotal

Total

Total

1.343