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Published on: January 17, 2019
Association of laparoscopy and laparotomy with adverse fetal outcomes: a retrospective population-based case-control
Ying-Hsi Chen1, Pei-Chen Li1, Yu-Cih Yang2,3
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, and Tzu Chi University, No. 707, Chung-Yang Rd., Sec. 3, Hualien, Taiwan.
Background:
This study aimed to evaluate fetal adverse outcomes of laparoscopy and laparotomy in pregnant women to determine the safety of these surgical approaches.
Methods:
This was a retrospective nationwide case-control study of women who became pregnant for the first time between 2000 and 2012 in Taiwan. The case (with adverse fetal outcomes) and control groups comprised 208,604 and 417,124 participants, respectively. Participants who underwent appendectomy, cholecystectomy, ovarian cystectomy, or myomectomy were treated with either laparoscopy or laparotomy. A conditional logistic regression model was used to calculate the odds ratios (ORs) for adverse fetal outcomes.
Results:
The laparotomy and laparoscopy groups comprised 632 and 536 patients, respectively. Women who underwent laparoscopy had a significantly higher risk of adverse fetal outcomes (adjusted OR [AOR] = 2.33; 95% CI 1.66-2.99) than those who underwent laparotomy. Adverse fetal outcomes were found to be significantly associated with laparoscopy among women aged 20-39 years (AOR = 2.30; 95% CI 1.70-3.31). Regarding surgical indication, unlike laparotomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy and appendectomy were not associated with adverse fetal outcomes. However, laparoscopic myomectomy and ovarian surgeries were associated with a higher incidence of adverse fetal outcomes than the laparotomy group (AOR = 2.29 [95% CI 1.57-3.35, p < 0.0001] and AOR = 2.52 [95% CI 1.58-4.04, p = 0.0001], respectively).
Conclusions:
Pregnant women who underwent laparoscopic surgery experienced significantly more adverse fetal outcomes than those who underwent laparotomy. Therefore, pregnant women undergoing either laparotomy or laparoscopy should be informed of the risk of adverse fetal outcomes.
