Impact of Operative Time on Perioperative Morbidity in Abdominal Myomectomy

Abdominal myomectomy: A retrospective review of determinants and outcomes of complications at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria

“…Other investigators have demonstrated an independent correlation between increased operative time and increased perioperative morbidity during abdominal myomectomy; the likelihood of blood transfusion, pulmonary embolism, and other complications is increased by increased operative time. 29 These were more common among patients with operation time greater than 3 hours. Presence of multiple fibroids, size of fibroids, and the need to secure haemostasis are common reasons for prolonged operation time during abdominal myomectomy.…”