• Aybuke Tayarer, Emre Erdem Tas, and Almila Senat.
• Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kirsehir Ahi Evran University, Kirsehir, Turkey.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2025 Jan 24; 104 (4): e41380e41380.

AbstractThis prospective observational study aimed to compare abdominal hysterectomy (AH), vaginal hysterectomy (VH), and total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) in terms of oxidative stress (OS) by measuring serum levels of total antioxidant status (TAS), total oxidant status (TOS), and oxidative stress index (OSI). Of the 3 groups, namely, AH, VH, and TLH, 22 patients were enrolled in each to investigate the aim of the study mentioned above. Patient demographics, clinical and surgical characteristics, and preoperative and postoperative (0th and 24th hours) serum TAS, TOS, and OSI levels were investigated. The groups differed significantly based on surgical indications (P < .001). While abnormal uterine bleeding was more prevalent in the AH (95.5%) and TLH (77.3%) groups, pelvic organ prolapse (POP) was more prevalent in the VH group (90.1%). The mean age and menopausal patient rates were significantly higher in the VH group than in the AH and TLH groups (P < .001). The groups did not differ significantly in terms of simultaneous bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy rates (P = .10). However, additional POP surgery was performed in 14 patients in the VH group. The mean operative time was significantly shorter in the AH group than in the VH and TLH groups (P = .001). The groups did not differ significantly based on either the preoperative or postoperative serum TAS levels (P > .05). Furthermore, the change in serum TAS levels over time was not significant in any of the groups (P > .05). In contrast, preoperative serum TOS and OSI levels were significantly higher in the VH group than in the AH and TLH groups (P < .05). The groups did not differ significantly in terms of serum TOS and OSI levels at 0th and 24th hours postoperatively (P > .05). Serum TOS and OSI levels increased dramatically over time in the AH and TLH groups (P < .05), but not in the VH group (P > .05). post hoc analysis showed that the changes in serum TOS and OSI values in the AH and TLH groups were between the preoperative and postoperative 0th hour levels (P < .001). Our results indicated that the total antioxidant capacity was preserved in all 3 techniques. However, VH causes less OS than the other hysterectomy techniques.Copyright © 2025 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

21 keywords...

hide…