Comparative analysis between outcomes of minimally invasive gynaecological surgeries and traditional abdominal surgeries for benign gynaecological conditions Authors Ammara Iqbal Muhammad Department of Gynaecology, Pakistan Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Wajeha Najeeb Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Naima Komal Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pakistan Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Shaheera Akram Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pakistan Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Ayub Ashraf Mallhi Department of Colorectal Surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.10892 Keywords: Minimally invasive surgical procedures, Operative surgical procedures, Laparotomy, Gynaecological diseases Abstract Objective: To compare outcomes of minimally invasive gynaecological surgeries with open gynaecological surgical techniques in a low-resource setting. Method: The quasi-experimental study was conducted at a tertiary care public-sector hospital in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from September 2022 to August 2023, and comprised women with benign gynaecological conditions. The subjects were divided into two groups. Group-I included participants who underwent minimally invasive gynaecological surgeries, while Group-II patients underwent open gynaecological surgical intervention. Outcome variables included pre-discharge pain score, post-operative mobility, operative time, blood-loss during surgery, length of hospital stay and intraoperative as well as postoperative complications. Data was analysed using SPSS 25. Results: Of the 319 women, 146(45.7%) were in Group-I with mean age 30.83±5.47 years, and 173(54.2%) were in group-II with mean age 44.87±10.46 years. Body mass index, length of marriage, history of previous surgery, comorbidities and menopausal status were significantly different between the groups (p<0.05). Duration of surgery and hospital stay were lower in Group-I compared to Group-II (p<0.05). Intra-operative complications were not significantly different between the groups (p<0.05), while the differences in post-operative complications were significant (p<0.05). Conclusion: Better clinical outcomes were observed for minimally invasive gynaecological surgeries than open surgeries among women diagnosed with benign gynaecological diseases. Key Words: Minimally invasive surgical procedures, Operative surgical procedures, Laparotomy, Gynaecological diseases. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2024-08-23 How to Cite Ammara Iqbal Muhammad, Najeeb, W., Naima Komal, Shaheera Akram, & Ayub Ashraf Mallhi. (2024). Comparative analysis between outcomes of minimally invasive gynaecological surgeries and traditional abdominal surgeries for benign gynaecological conditions. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(9), 1649–1653. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.10892 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 74 No. 9 (2024): SEPTEMBER Section RESEARCH ARTICLE License Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.