Benha University

Ahmed kamal Eldein Abbass

Lecturer

Faculty of Medicine OBSTETRIC & GYNECOLOGY

The Influence of Obesity on Non-Descent Vaginal Hysterectomy (NDVH): A Retrospective Comparison of Obese and Non-Obese Women Undergoing NDVH

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine (October 2023) • 2023
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Authors Ahmed Mousad Baioumy Ahmed, Ashraf Nassif Mahmoud Elmantwe, Ahmed Kamal Eldin Abbas, Hossam Elbanhawy, Ahmed Kasem Mohamed Zain Eldin, Mohamed Anwar Elnory
Keywords Non-Obese,NDVH
Journal The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine (October 2023)
Publisher 10.21608/ejhm.2023.331762
Volume 93
Issue 1
Pages 7831-7839
publication.type Local
Paper Link Open Link
Supplementary Materials Not Available
Abstract
High body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2 is associated with non-optimal perioperative consequences in women undergoing hysterectomy and is deemed a contraindication for non-descent vaginal hysterectomy (NDVH) by utmost gynecologic surgeons, is this contraindication authentic or assumed?
Objective
To estimate the influence of BMI on perioperative outcomes in patients who underwent NDVH for non-malignant uterine disorders.
Patients and Methods
This retrospective cohort involves 843 patients; 413 patients were non-obese (BMI < 30 kg/m2) and 430 patients were obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2).
Results
BMI differed significantly between groups (27.4±6.7 vs. 38.6±11.6, P= 0.0001). Both groups also differed regarding age, parity, preoperative medical comorbidity including hypertension and diabetes mellites, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status, and endometrial hyperplasia incidence (P
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