[Vaginal hysterectomy in outpatient procedure: Feasibility and satisfaction study]

To study the feasibility and patient satisfaction for vaginal hysterectomy in a new outpatient procedure.

This retrospective study was directed in CHU de Saint-Étienne, Loire, France. All patient who underwent a vaginal hysterectomy in outpatient procedure were included from January 2014 and January 2017. Descriptive data were collected and all patients were called back for satisfaction study.

Sixty-five patients were included. Vaginal hysterectomy was performed for 52.3% for pre-menopause bleeding, 24.6% for prolapse, 15.4% for uterine fibroids and 7.6% diverse. Outpatient procedure was performed in 96.9%. Peroperative outcome from Oslo classification were 1.5% for grade 1 and 1.5% for grade 2. Postoperative complications from Clavien-Dindo classification were: 16.9% grade 1 and 6.2% grade 2. Mean postoperative pain scale was 1.02 between H1 and H3 post-operative and 0.84 between H3-H6. Among the patients, 89.2% were very satisfied, 91.9% recommend the same outpatient procedure and 43.2% assumed their daily life since first day postoperative.

Vaginal hysterectomy in outpatient procedure is today's reality. It is a simple, economic, with few postoperative complications and very high satisfaction scores procedure. Standardized procedure, good patient selection and information are necessary to minimize complications.